But building a world-class military is still going to be a challenge.

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The Hummer is a civilian variant of the U.S. military's Humvee - the world's most advanced multipurpose and biggest-selling military vehicle of its class.

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So I look forward to working with all of you to ensure that our veterans and military families get the world-class care that they deserve.

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It and the seven other operational Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the core of the US's world conventional military reach.

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Midgley, born in the working-class north of England in 1911, was in military intelligence during the second world war, trying to work out Germany's intentions.

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He is also able to justify a new military build-up and adventurism abroad in league with the likes of world-class anti-Americans like Iran's mullahs, China's Communist leadership, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Kim Jong Il of North Korea.

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