Aug 31

U.S. and Iraq talking but no F-16 deal yet (Reuters)

Reuters – Washington and Baghdad have made significant progress on a deal for Iraq to buy Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes but do not have a signed contract, a U.S. military official said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 31

Petraeus: Budget cuts must not impair military (AP)

AP – David Petraeus, the general widely credited with rescuing a failing U.S. war in Iraq, retired from the Army on Wednesday with a word of warning: Coming budget cuts must not impair the U.S. military’s ability to fight a full range of conflicts, from major land wars to Iraq-like insurgencies. Read the rest of this entry »