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QiOSK

Military slow-rolled news of jet fuel leak at base near Washington

Maryland is assessing the damage from the incident, which fits a pattern of slow DoD responses to environmental disasters

Jules Hurst Pete Hegseth Dan Caine
QiOSK

Expert: Iran war cost $72 billion over first two months

The Pentagon has badly undervalued the expense of the conflict, according to an independent estimate

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Europe

Trump's right to take troops out of Germany. Now see where they go.

US force posture in Europe needed a strategic trim, but some lawmakers want these soldiers to go closer to Russia. They should come home.

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Washington Politics

Five shameless moments of Iran war opportunism & grifting

War brings out the best — and worst — in Americans, especially in industry, Capitol Hill and Wall Street

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Military Industrial Complex

US quest for superweapons runs into reality

This week in The Bunker: President Trump’s Tom Swiftian battleship dream hits rough seas; his impenetrable missile shield of dreams runs into reality; and more.

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QiOSK

Lowballing? Critics balk at military's $25 billion cost estimate of war

Members and others reacting to testimony before Congress note that this comes in way lower most independent measures