Warfighting is becoming more risky as authoritarian regimes modernize their forces. If the United States wants to retain the ability to respond successfully to crises across the globe with a leaner and more cost-effective force, then our leaders must recognize that maintaining control of the air is the starting point for U.S. military supremacy.

Poll results analysison the Iraq war, election 2000, wine and beer drinking, and mad cow disease.

Within days of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, pollsters began asking Americans questions about their patience with the U.S. response and their willingness to accept casualties.

President Obama's politically motivated deadlines for troop drawdown have already undermined the effectiveness of the surge.

New York Times natural-gas reporter Ian Urbina last week launched another salvo in his crusade against the shale-gas industry, and demonstrated once more why there is little trust of him at USDA.

On March 30, Afghan president Hamid Karzai strongly condemned actions of the "Kill Team," a rogue military unit accused of deliberately murdering Afghan civilians. Reaction to the photos in Afghanistan has largely been muted, but this may change as Karzai's condemnation draws more attention.

Mr Obama's message to Gen David Petraeus was clear: time is up. Ten years, a trillion dollars and 1,600 American casualties later, the White House is essentially abandoning the attempt to build law and order in Afghanistan.

Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will deliver a keynote address that reflects upon on the experience of America’s armed forces since the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.