‘America Is Not at War’

As Americans shift back to our habit of spending more than we make, a Marine in Ramadi, Iraq, offers a poignant reminder of just who’s making the sacrifices in the nation’s seven-year-old war on terror.

“America is not at war,” reads a handwritten note at a U.S. More…

Eight Years Later, Still No Appetite to Share the Burdens of War

Here’s an interesting response from Sen. Charles Grassley (Iowa), senior Republican on the Finance Committee, when asked by a reporter this morning whether Congress intends to pay for the wars it’s launched, or continue to borrow the money and pile onto federal deficits.

Defending America is a number

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