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FILE - In this April 28. 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama stands in the East Room of the White House in Washington with, from left: Vice President Joe Biden and outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The White House is bristling over former Defense Secretary Robert Gates' new memoir accusing President Barack Obama of showing too little enthusiasm for the U.S. war mission in Afghanistan and sharply criticizing Vice President Joe Biden's foreign policy instincts. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

GAFFNEY: Why didn’t Gates sound the alarm sooner?

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.

**FILE** White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, where he discussed topics including former Defense Secretary Robert Gates' book and press access at the White House. (Associated Press)

White House pushes back against Gates allegations

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Afghan police officers watch the site of a Taliban attack last year against NATO supply trucks near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. After more than 13 years of American bloodshed and treasure, the U.S. military will leave national security in the hands of Afghans. (Associated Press)

Chaos in Iraq could be omen for Afghanistan without U.S. troops

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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White House rejects Gates’ criticism of Obama, Biden

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A soldier places roses on grave stones at Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, Monday, May 27, 2013. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are buried in Section 60. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,164

Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Middle East involvement has poor returns

By our readers

Afghan officials standing by bodies of Taliban fighters investigate the site of a deadly suicide attack on a joint NATO-Afghan base in Nangarhar province, east of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. NATO said a service member died following a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan, without identifying the soldier's nationality. An official said five Taliban fighters on foot tried to storm the base after the bombing, but Afghan and NATO troops returned fire, killing the attackers. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban attack kills NATO soldier in eastern Afghanistan

Associated Press

Afghan women walk on a snow covered street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Kabul has been experiencing below freezing weather and snow. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

America speaks: Get out of Afghanistan, most say

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Image: Facebook, Rachel Washburn

Cheerleader-to-soldier: Philly Eagles girl turns in pom-poms for rifle

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse.

Golden Hammer: U.S. paid $5 million for incinerators that sit idle in Afghanistan

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syria has become a focal point for the State Department in the war on terrorism as al Qaeda-linked groups operating there — specifically the al-Nusrah Front — have expansionist aspirations. (Aleppo Media Center AMC via Associated Press)

State Department adds two to terrorist list, notes al Qaeda splits

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A U.S. soldier returns fire as others run for cover during a firefight with insurgents in the Badula Qulp area, west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. The unit is operating in support of a U.S. Marine offensive against the Taliban in Marjah area. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

Medal of Honor: General orders review of tracking battlefield awards

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times