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** FILE ** U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (left) meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Ismail, Pool)

Afghan President Karzai tells NATO to pull back

By Amir Shah and Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press

Afghan soldiers take positions during a graduation ceremony at a military training center in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

Panetta underscores commitment to Afghan mission

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

World Briefs: Panetta tells Afghans U.S. remains committed

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers may face death penalty

By Pauline Jelinek and Heidi Vogt - Associated Press

Panetta awaiting plans to draw down Afghan surge

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Congress, not the U.N., declares war

The Washington Times

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Is Obama bluffing about Iran?

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Associated Press

GAFFNEY: White House doormat

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, testifies March 7, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the crisis in Syria. (Associated Press)

Panetta: U.S. pledges $10 million in aid to Syrians

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

General: U.S. military can’t stop Iran from making nukes

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (right), accompanied by Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 28, 2012, before the Senate Budget Committee on the Pentagon's fiscal 2013 budget. (Associated Press)

Panetta: Don’t balance budget ‘on the back’ of the military

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left, with back to camera) greets Lt. Gen. Prince Feisal bin Hussein (center) and Lt. Gen. Mashal al-Zaben of Jordan on their arrival at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Panetta meets with Jordanian military leaders

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this April 8, 2008, file photo provided by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran. Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday, Jan. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File)

BERMAN: Iran’s relentless nuclear quest

By Ilan Berman - The Washington Times

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours Tehran's research reactor center on Feb. 15, 2012. (Associated Press/Iranian President's Office)

Panetta reiterates ‘red lines’ on Iran

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (Associated Press)

Panetta, Forbes trade barbs over budget cuts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** U.S. Marine Sgt. Monica Perez (left) of San Diego helps Lance Cpl. Mary Shloss of Hammond, Ind., put on her head scarf before heading out on a patrol in the village of Khwaja Jamal in the Helmand province of Afghanistan in August 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Pentagon to move women closer to front lines

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The F-16 is one of the Air Force's tactical aircraft. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Fleets fade away with Pentagon budget cuts

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times