Wednesday, Jun 10th
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Editorials A Military for a Dangerous New World
As president, Barack Obama will face the most daunting and complicated national security challenges in more than a generation — and he will inherit a military that is critically ill-equipped for the task.
Troops and equipment are so overtaxed by President Bush’s disastrous Iraq war that the Pentagon does not have enough of either for the fight in Afghanistan, the war on terror’s front line, let alone to confront the next threats.
 “He’ll do whatever I want him to do,” said Donald Trump, addressing his discussions with Benjamin... |
 The meaning of the term “ceasefire” should be self‑evident. Yet Israel’s strikes have killed scores of... | ||
 While the world watched the pomp of Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing, the US was turning... |
 The president of the United States threatened this week to commit genocide against Iran. As Israel... |
