Iraq

Obama: Here's Your Change, Sir

Tangled up in blue? Red? Let's just say tangled.

82nd Airborne Quick-Strike Force Gives Obama New Option in Mideast Crises

Until recently, the United States has lacked a quick-reaction, kick-in-the-door crisis force. The 82nd Airborne is changing that, and with upheaval boiling across the Mideast, perhaps just in time.

WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning Hit With 22 New Charges

One of the charges, "aiding the enemy," carries the death penalty, but military prosecutors said they would not recommend capital punishment in the case.

Rumsfeld: MIA on the True Costs of the Iraq War

McCain Tells Rumsfeld: I Was Right on Iraq

John McCain says he and Donald Rumsfeld had a "bone of contention" over the need for a troop surge in Iraq. Rumsfeld tells his side in a new memoir, but McCain says history has proven him correct.

Rumsfeld Says He Should Have Quit Defense Post After Abu Ghraib Scandal

In his memoir, Rumsfeld defends his record presiding over two wars, but says he regrets some of those wisecracks, such as referring derisively to France and Germany as "Old Europe."

State of the Union: Obama Calls Investment in Innovation 'Our Sputnik Moment'

'We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time,' the president said. 'We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world.'

The State of the Union and the Military: Balancing Defense With Debt

As the president prepares for Tuesday's address, there is a growing recognition that the staggering debt is a national security issue that deserves at least as high a priority as a new long-range bomber.