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National SecurityVeterans for Common Sense posts articles, news and other related items about the causes, conduct, and consequences of our foreign policy on our military.   This includes the use of our military as well as training, equipment, and medical care for our service members.  Articles focus on activities of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (DoS).



VCS Asks Congress to Release CIA's Gulf War Chemical Exposure Documents
Written by vcs   
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 12:43
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VCS sent this letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein so she is aware of our efforts to determine the facts about our Gulf War chemical exposures.

 
VCS FOIA Research in the News: US Casualities in Iraq and Afghanistan Near 90,000
Written by David Wood   
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:08
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U.S. Casualties in Afghan War Soar Toward 15,000 Dead and Injured

March 3, 2010, Washington, DC (Politics Daily) - Americans have their eyes on the rising death toll of U.S. military men and women in Afghanistan, now nearing 1,000.

 
Op-Ed: Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Send U.S. into Ruin
Written by Eric Margolis   
Monday, 15 February 2010 19:12
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Obama the peace president is fighting battles his country cannot afford

February 15, 2010 (Toronto Sun) - U.S. President Barack Obama calls the $3.8-trillion US budget he just sent to Congress a major step in restoring America’s economic health. In fact, it’s another potent fix given to a sick patient deeply addicted to the dangerous drug — debt.

 
Op-Ed: Senator Shelby Undermines U.S. National Security
Written by Tim Rutten   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 14:03
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The Winter of America's Discontent

February 5, 2010 (Los Angeles Times) - It has been more than four decades since the Congress of the United States has been able to summon the will to pass a major piece of social legislation. Not since 1965, when Medicare and the Voting Rights Act both overcame decades of opposition to become law, has Congress proved itself up to the task.

 
War Crimes Trial Against Blair for Iraq War ?
Written by Glen Owen   
Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:47
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Chilcot War Inquiry: Professor to launch 'Nuremberg' war crimes prosecution against Blair

January 30, 2010, London, United Kingdom (Daily Mail) Plans to bring a war crimes prosecution against Tony Blair based on last week’s bombshell evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry have been launched by a leading law professor.

 
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