So far, this commission is going along 66 percent of the time. But those 33-34 percent where they voted against the department were the big bases.

When we moved through the country, our goal was to move quickly and get to Baghdad, and there were not sufficient troops to secure the Iraqi ammunition dumps.

As the military goes for fewer bases, there is an increasing disconnect between the military and the community.

The equipment is wearing out five times faster than normal operations.

That's the kind of question that can wind up very easily in the Supreme Court.