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Parameters Autumn 2004 Felicetti & Luce	The Posse Comitatus Act: Liberation from the Lawyers Let's get the policy into the light of day, move the lawyers off center stage for a few minutes, and resolve the important issue of how to best secure the American homeland while protecting civil liberties.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Nader Elhefnawy	National Mobilization: An Option in Future Conflicts? Despite a great deal of hand-wringing on the part of social critics, the really difficult question was not asked: Would a World War II-scale mobilization even have been possible after 9/11 if it had been deemed an appropriate response?
National Defense September 2004 Benjamin Stone	U.S. Defense-Export Controls: Stuck in Cold War Depending on the critic du jour, U.S defense trade controls are either too weak and threaten U.S. national security, or too heavy-handed and threaten U.S. economic interests. A multitude of supporting arguments buttress these two core critiques.
National Defense September 2004 David M. Walker	Defense Transformation: A Battle the U.S. Cannot Afford to Lose A crunch is coming. Although national defense and homeland security have received generous funding in recent years, this cannot continue indefinitely. Defense budgets of the future almost certainly will be tighter. It is time to recognize that we are in a fiscal hole, and stop digging.
National Defense September 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Bosnia Commanders Point Out Peacekeeping Lessons As the mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina shifts from NATO hands and into the European Union's, U.S. military and political leaders are looking at the lessons learned and the future course of the intervention.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Battlefield Information Glut Not Always Useful to Soldiers The U.S. military services need to find better ways to collect and manage intelligence in complex urban war zones, according to U.S. Joint Forces Command studies.
National Defense September 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Overextended National Guard Undergoing Sweeping Changes National Guard leaders are planning a fundamental re-structuring aimed at making the force more versatile and relevant. These efforts come as the Guard faces dilemmas and stresses which experts say are the result of overuse as an operational force in deployments.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Downplaying Concerns About Overstressed Force Seeking to slow down momentum on Capitol Hill to increase the size of the Army by at least 20,000 troops, top service officials recently offered a surprisingly upbeat outlook on troop retention and recruiting.
National Defense September 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Guard Rediscovers Diplomatic Role The state partnership program, started in the early aftermath of the Cold War as an outreach to former Soviet Union satellites, now is taking a prominent position in the effort to combat international terrorism.
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