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(Gallup)
Anyone who has heard President Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 farewell address knows that there is a political nexus that links the Defense Department to its contractors. But Ike conveniently left out the middle player who makes the game possible: Congress.
Gordon Adams, Foreign Policy
High Stakes and the Sequester Squeeze (Gordon Adams, Foreign Policy)
Pentagon: Chinese government, military behind cyberspying (Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post)
Israel Swears Its Missile Defense Can Block Syrian Attacks (Noah Shachtman, Danger Room)
China’s Military Build-up Continues: Pentagon (Brendan McGarry, DoD Buzz)
Sources: Spending bill reduced sequester to $80B (Erik Wasson, The Hill)
Afghan, Pakistani forces again clash on disputed border; NATO troops broker truce (Sayed Salahuddin, Washington Post)
Foreign Relations chair moves bill to arm Syrian rebels (Kevin Liptak, CNN)
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