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After seeing Iraq up close, top U.S. general wary on Syria

August 24, 2021 at 3:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's top military officer General Martin Dempsey has already seen one Middle Eastern civil war. He is much more cautious about involvement in another. While Dempsey, 61,...

Potential action against Syria reignites U.S. budget concerns

May 23, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's decision to move an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea to help out with any "contingencies" underscores concerns a strike on Syria could evolve...

Analysis: Strike on Syria could trigger retaliatory attacks, cyberwar

August 24, 2021 at 2:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's a truism often repeated in the Pentagon and across the U.S. security establishment: In war, the enemy gets a vote. A U.S.-led cruise missile attack on...

Citing tight budgets, U.S. Navy decides to scrap fire-damaged sub

August 24, 2021 at 2:01 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Wednesday it will scrap a nuclear-powered submarine damaged by an arsonist last year rather than repair it, saying the $700 million repair...

Pentagon cuts unpaid leave to six days from 11

May 23, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Tuesday he was slashing the amount of unpaid leave that 650,000 civilian employees were ordered take this year to six...

Pentagon officials press Congress for more time on budget cuts

August 24, 2021 at 1:48 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the Pentagon outlined the stark choices it confronts due to looming budget cuts in coming years, top defense officials pressed Congress to give them...

Pentagon officials press Congress for more time on budget cuts

May 23, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the Pentagon outlined the stark choices it confronts due to looming budget cuts in coming years, top defense officials pressed Congress to give them...

House rejects bid to curb spy agency data collection

August 24, 2021 at 1:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. spy program that sweeps up vast amounts of electronic communications survived a legislative challenge in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the first attempt to...

Top U.S. officer outlines options for military force in Syria

August 24, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer said in a letter released on Monday that American forces could undertake a range of missions to help Syrian rebels if asked...

Budget cuts have left U.S. forces unbalanced, less prepared: general

August 24, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer said on Thursday that steep, across-the-board budget cuts have left American armed forces out of balance and less prepared to meet new...

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