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The Situation: The threats facing the United States

On the outside looking in to the U.S., all may seem fine. But keeping up appearances is becoming increasingly difficult as threats that emanate inside the country's borders are compromising the strong physique of the last "superpower."

Tags: J.J. Green, Michael Hayden, CIA, James Dobbins, James Clapper, WikiLeaks

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CHART: Threats to the United States

WTOP takes a look at the threats perceived to be facing the U.S. in previous years and those thought to be facing the country now.

Tags: J.J. Green, national security, Michael Hayden

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Blog: The Libya consulate timeline

U.S. national security officials are discussing what happened in Libya and what to do about it. So what do we know?

Tags: J.J. Green, Libya,

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The Situation: The shifting of the guard

The shift change from the Bush national security team to the Obama national security team was no laughing matter.

Tags: James Jones, barack obama, CDC, al-Qaida,

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Blog: The high cost of taming terrorism

On this day, a key fact stands out as the war against terrorism continues. While the cost of freedom is steep, Americans are willing to pay it.

Tags: J.J. Green, Sept. 11

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The Situation: The state of U.S. national security in 2012

Sept. 10, 2008 and today, Sept. 10, 2012, are almost identical when you consider several national security facts.

Tags: J.J. Green, barack obama, G.W. Bush, Abdallah Nafisi, al-Qaida, Ronald Burgess, James Jones

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Blog: Details, details, details

Questions that loom today in Iraq include how is the U.S. involved there, and is it the right kind of involvement?

Tags: J.J. Green, Robert Gates

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