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Chuck Hagel resigns amid reports of a rift over strategy in Iraq and Syria
November 25 by Defence IQ PressDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned yesterday amid mounting pressure from the White House after disagreements about the direction of US foreign policy. Although he officially tendered his resi...
McCain assembles "Shadow War Cabinet" to drive more hawkish US foreign policy
November 18 by Defence IQ PressWith the Republicans taking control of the Senate earlier this month following the Democrat’s crippling defeat in the mid-term elections, President Obama has now effectively been downgraded...
Strike Syria now...with cyber attacks
September 06 by James P. Farwell and Darby ArakelianBy James P. Farwell and Darby Arakelian As Congress debates strikes at Syria for using chemical weapons against its own people, much attention has focused on using Cruise missiles for limited stri...
Should the US vote to strike against Syria? No.
September 01 by Defence IQ PressLast Thursday, Defence IQ commissioned a poll to see where public opinion was on the Syria issue – should Obama and his allies take military action against Assad after the chemical weapons attack last...
Poll: Should Obama respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria with military force – yes or no?
August 28 by Defence IQ PressNow that Obama’s red line has been crossed, will he respond with proportional force? After the ‘undeniable’ use of chemical weapons in Syria last week every newswire is hanging on...
Obama: Defense Strategy Will Maintain U.S. Military Pre-eminence
January 05 by US Department of DefenseWASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2012 – President Barack Obama today announced a defense strategy he said will allow the military to defend the United States and its national interests while cutting milita...
Obama...O Barmy?...No Army?: President sets out muted DoD defence strategy in "new era"
January 04 by Defence IQ PressPresident Obama introduced the DoD’s new defence strategy earlier today, which he said "will allow the military to defend the United States and its national interests while cutting military spending i...
Obama: Americans No Longer Have to Lie to Serve
September 20 by US Department of DefenseSept. 20, 2011 President Barack Obama today issued a statement on the repeal of the "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" law that had barred gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the mi...
What Has Been the Cost of the Post-9/11 Wars?
September 08 by Center for Defense InformationThis week, as the media runs its displays on America 10 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, there will be references to the dollar costs. A figure some will use is the $1 trillion President Obama cite...
Musharraf defends Pakistan spy agency
July 22 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 22, 2011 Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has defended Pakistan's national intelligence agency, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) against allegations that it f...
Syrian security forces reportedly kill eight in fresh raids
July 14 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 14, 2011 Syrian activists say security forces have killed at least eight people and arrested dozens as part of a military crackdown on antigovernment demonstrators during the past 24 hour...
Robert Gates says farewell to US DoD, warns against isolationism
July 01 by US Department of DefenseJuly 1, 2011 Robert M. Gates is the only man to thank two presidents for the privilege of serving as U.S. Secretary of Defense. At the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute on the Pentagon’s p...