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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Strained by war, U.S. Army promotes unqualified soldiers

A Salon investigation reveals that a shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers -- even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq.
By Bill Sasser

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  • Tuesday, July 29, 2008 08:09 PM

    Doesn't Obama want to escalate in Afghanistan?

    Where are those troops coming from? And where's Obama coming from? Between FISA and Afghanistan, it's getting hard to tell which candidate represents Bush's third term.

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