Sen. Sessions: Myths Surround Military Spending

At the Values Voter Summit, Sen Jeff Sessions (R-AL) says its a myth that America spends too much on defense. (0:23)

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Rep. Bishop Defends National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) voiced his support for National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which he says would modernize America’s military. (1:12)

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OMB Prepares For Possible Government Shutdown

Jeffrey Zients, Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer at the Office for Management and Budget, talks to reporters at the White House about possible effects if the government shuts down. Zients said there will be reduced customer services in the overall system as well as suspended paychecks to military personnel. He also outlines what essential services will be available during such time. (2:16) 

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Deputy CentCom Head Outlines Military And Civilian Actions In Middle East

Deputy Commander of US Central Command Lt. Gen. John Allen discusses several roles the nearly 200,000 United States military personal and tens of thousands of American civilians take part in within Central Commands jurisdition. (0:41).

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Democrat Larson Salutes First Lady For Going To Bat For Military Families

Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) gives 'kudos' to First Lady Michelle Obama on her fight for families of those serving in our Armed Services. Larson says that the real struggle is what those in our military do everyday. (0:30)
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Sen. McCain Says A Military Commission Needs To Try 9/11 Conspirators

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in the press conference that the trial of the 9/11 conspirators by military commission is the only viable option for the U.S. (0:20)
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Texas Democrat Wants To "Make Sure Our Soldiers Are Taken Care Of"

Following the State of the Union address, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) discusses how she thinks the freeze on discretionary spending will affect the military. (0:21)
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Pizza Hut With Predator Drones Overhead

Jack Rice files a report from "the Boardwalk" in Kandahar, Afghanistan, talking about the strange contrast of the members of the military playing sports near American franchise restaurants against the weaponized, unmanned drones flying overhead.
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Former Honduran Official Says Coup Was Constitutional

Guillermo Perez-Cadalso, former Foreign Minister and Honduran Supreme Court Justice, says that in the midst of all the media has failed to seperate the issue of President Zelaya’s removal from the country versus his proper removal from office under the terms of the Honduran Constitution. He highlights the fact that Zelaya was “legally and constitutionally removed from office.” (0:18)
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Human Rights Expert Says Obama Should Keep Out Of Honduras Situation

When asked what he believes President Barack Obama's reaction to the military overthrow of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya should be, human rights attorney Robert Amsterdam insists that Obama should have "no major role" in the situation. Amsterdam says Obama will keep his distance because of the instability of the situation. (0:37)
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Soldier: I Was Precluded From Voting

Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) reads a letter he received from a soldier who was unable to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election because of the long distance and amount of time it took to receive his absentee ballot. The soldier felt that he should not be precluded from voting because of his military service. (0:46)
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"Obama administration...no different than the Bush administration"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Eugene Bird, President of the Council for the National Interest made this distinction at a public hearing today held by the Council for the National Interest on the implications of the current U.S. Military Aid to the Middle East. He said, "The Obama administration with regard to the re-supply of Israel, regardless of what she does, regardless of how she uses the weapons, is no different than the Bush administration.”

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"The American public knows nothing about the Middle East"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a public hearing on U.S. Military Aid to the Middle East today, retired Ambassador Edward Peck said, "The American public knows nothing about the Middle East and because they know nothing they are not very interested, and because they’re not very interested they don’t know much, because nobody is going to tell them.”

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McGovern thinks military options might stop genocide

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said today that although he hopes diplomacy can work to stop the genocide in Darfur, he thinks that a military option should be on the table. He thinks this military option could take the form of a no-fly zone. (01:43)
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Pakistani-Americans seek peaceful co-existence.

"Power does not work, it only creates more violence so what needs to be done is diplomacy, good will and justice." said Dr. Agha Saeed, founder of the Pakistan American National Alliance (PANA).

A press conference held today by PANA in Washington, D.C. addressed the need for economic, cultural, social and political aid from the Obama administration and the U.S. They indicated that the ultimate goal is to propose a partnership for peace, utilizing smart power (combination of hard and soft power) rather than coercive power, and to fight against international terrorism.

According to the document titled "Pakistani-American Initiative for Peace in South Asia" given to press conference attendees, the extremism of terrorist attacks continue to worsen after the events of 9/11. The fight against terrorism in Pakistan resulted in the deaths of more than 1200 military personnel not including numbers of innocent victims. The document also indicated specific reasons for India witnessing so many terrorist acts which was due to methods of understanding and dealing with terrorist groups.

The Pakistani-Americans expressed that Pakistan has supported the American agenda in favor of U.S. policy and they are hopeful that the U.S. will do the same in return. New Hampshire State Representative Saghir Tahir said that educating Americans is a good way to get their support. "The American people are the best, most caring, loving, sharing people and if you talk to them just like now 79% of Americans they oppose war and they realize that war is not a solution." he said.


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Chu: Military ought to be first public service choice

At a briefing on FY2008 Recruiting and Retention for the AVF (All Volunteer Force) Military, held at the Pentagon, Dr. David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness says he is confident they [the military] could recruit in higher levels, but they need to persuade the public at large to support a military choice by young people. There are often discussions about encouraging “public service” by young people, but they rarely mention the military, even though three hundred thousand volunteer each year. The military ought to be the first public service choice, one of the most difficult public service choices, and is a great choice for young people. (1:13)


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Saddam Hussein planned on insurgency

Former Army Vice Chief of Staff Jack Keane says that Saddam Hussein planned an insurgency long before the invasion of Iraq. (0:29)
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IEDs cannot be eliminated

Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz tells the House Armed Services Committee that we cannot completely eradicate IEDs but we can remove their strategic importance (0:23).
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Rep. Shays: It's dumb and foolish that you were ordered not to testify to subcommittee

Rep. Chris Shays comments on Dr. Kaye Whitley not testifying in a 2006 hearing after being subpoenaed to do so. He goes onto say that Whitley will be the one that is penalized for the actions of her superior.
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Sexual assault programs are only as effective as Commander

Dr. Kaye Whitley testifies that the GAO sexual assault programs in the military are only as good as the commander and the staff. (0:32)
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