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Late in his life, Robert McNamara became a sad study in what can happen when a Pentagon leader eventually regrets taking a country into a disastrous war and attempts to atone. His belated acknowledgment of doubts and error in managing the Vietnam War came too late for many, and after his death last...
 
U.S. General Sees Afghan Army, Police Insufficient: Obama Strategy May Need More Funds, U.S. Troops (Post, July 11, 2009)
 
U.S. Releases 5 Iranian Officials in Iraq (Post, July 9, 2009; 9:33 AM)
 
Mexico Accused of Torture in Drug War: Army Using Brutality To Fight Trafficking, Rights Groups Say (Post, July 9, 2009)
 
Bribery Plea in Probe of Firm With Murtha Ties (Post, July 8, 2009)
 
U.S. and Russia to Reduce Arsenals: Obama, Medvedev Discuss Cooperation On Missile Defense (Post, July 7, 2009)
 
ROBERT S. McNAMARA 1916 - 2009: 'Terribly Wrong' Handling of Vietnam Overshadowed Record of Achievement (Post, July 7, 2009)
 
7 U.S. Troops Killed in Attacks In Afghanistan: Death Toll Is Military's Highest in Year (Post, July 7, 2009)
 
Afghan-Pakistani Hostility Impedes U.S. Troops (Post, July 5, 2009)
 
2 U.S. TROOPS KILLED BY TALIBAN IN BATTLE IN EAST AFGHANISTAN (Post, July 5, 2009)
 
France Hopes to Jump-Start Its Arms Sales With New Iraqi Government (Post, July 4, 2009)
 
U.S. Soldier May Be a Captive of Taliban Forces (Post, July 3, 2009)
 
Marines Meet Little Resistance in Afghan Push (Post, July 3, 2009)
 
Marines Deploy on Major Mission: Thousands Fan Out in Afghanistan's South in Crucial Test for Revised U.S. Strategy (Post, July 2, 2009)
 
ACLU Says Government Used False Confessions (Post, July 2, 2009)
 
District Community Events July 2-9, 2009: District Community Events July 2-9, 2009 (Post, July 2, 2009)
 
Preventing Another Iraq: Key in Afghanistan: Economy, Not Military (Post, July 1, 2009)
 
Iraq: 1st Pullout Deadline: American troops have been thinning out across Baghdad and other restive cities in recent months. (washingtonpost.com, June 30, 2009; 11:00 AM)
 
Jubilation in Iraq on Eve of U.S. Pullback: Withdrawal of Combat Troops From Cities Also Stirs Fear (Post, June 30, 2009)
 
U.S. Condemns Honduran Coup: Still, Administration Steps Lightly (Post, June 30, 2009)
 
Afghan Police Chief Dies In Clash: Elite Squad Kills At Least 5 in City Office Melee (Post, June 30, 2009)
 
House Would Sharply Raise Cost of Guam Project (Post, June 30, 2009)
 
Agencies Clash on Military's Border Role: At Issue: Which One Directs Troops in Anti-Drug Mission (Post, June 28, 2009)
 
No Ban on Mine-Resistant Vehicles in Iraqi Cities, U.S. Says (Post, June 28, 2009)
 

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