The Iraq War and the Sicilian Campaign (Part I) (The Globalist) Comparisons have inevitably emerged between current U.S. operations in Iraq and the Vietnam War. Yet, as Brent Ranalli explains, there are other parallels that can be drawn ? even from ancient warfare. India will not interfere - analysts (Daily News) India handed over aid for Sri Lanka's IDPs on Thursday in what analysts say is the clearest sign yet New Delhi will not interfere with Colombo's plan to end Asia's oldest insurgency militarily. Obama Team Tilts Toward Gates (consortiumnews.com) Barack Obama?s Pentagon transition team is sitting down with Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a move that some Beltway observers believe signals that the President-elect does plan to keep Gates on despite protests from Iraq War opponents. India aid sends all clear for Sri Lanka war-analysts (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, Nov. 20 (Reuters) - India handed over aid for Sri Lanka's war refugees on Thursday in what analysts say is the clearest sign yet New Delhi will not interfere with Colombo' ... Pashtun tribes seen as key to Afghan peace (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Everyone agrees that ethnic Pashtun tribes along the Pakistani border are key to bringing an end to Afghanistan's war but no one seems to be able to ... New climate in Iraq, says 81st Brigade commander (Tacoma News Tribune) The 81st Brigade Combat Team arrived for its first deployment in Iraq in early 2004 at a crucial time: Much of the country was wrecked after the U.S. invasion, and the insurgency was gaining strength. Judge Orders Release of 5 Detainees Experts Say Army in Crisis The influential Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a Washington think tank, recommends that the Army cut its planned expansion of 65,000 new soldiers and comes close to saying the service should axe its prized Future Combat Systems modernization program. Battle of Tarawa Remembered Pentagon Outmaneuvers Congress on F-22
