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...Would the candidates sacrifice expensive Cold War platforms such as the F-22 fighter to pay for more drones and Special Forces units...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ignoring the Real Foreign Threats | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

Clinton was clearly intent on positioning herself as a fighter who could take on Republicans in the fall and all enemies, foreign and domestic, after that. Obama by contrast seemed far more interested in establishing himself as a cool conciliator, who could bridge the differences that divide his party and the nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Clash of Styles in Ohio Debate | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...mocking Obama on the stump for being naive about politics, Clinton said, "I was having a little fun. The larger point is that I know that trying to get health insurance for every Americans that's affordable is not gonna be easy... I know it takes a fighter." Emphasizing her skills as a fighter, the Clinton campaign had clearly calculated, would help her in economically stricken Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Clash of Styles in Ohio Debate | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...Obama, in response, came very close to implying that Clinton has at times seen her role as that of only a fighter. "I have made it clear that hope is not enough. What I also believe is that the only way we are going to get this stuff done is to mobilize the American people so that they pay attention to what their government is doing. There is nothing romantic or silly about that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Clash of Styles in Ohio Debate | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...next big prize: an Indian Air Force order for 126 multi-role fighter jets that could be worth more than $10 billion. The prospects have Lockheed, the world's biggest defense contractor, and U.S. aerospace giant Boeing salivating along with their Russian and European rivals. "The sector is opening up fast," says Lavina Gupta, Director of Anjani Technoplast, a company based in northern India that makes body armor, helmets and armored vehicles. "People have started looking up towards India. We are good entrepreneurs, we have the talents, it's just that we are now being recognized as a market. Everybody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arming India: Can the US Get a Piece? | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

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