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...cost of being wined and dined at sea ranges from $50,000 to $500,000 a week, not counting tips and expenses, which may include food, fuel and beverages, depending on the terms of agreement. Part of the thrill is that nothing is beyond your reach if it's within your means. Guests plan their itineraries, choosing which ports to visit and how many days at sea or in harbor while visiting such places as Monaco. Then again, staying aboard can be appealing. Many yachts are outfitted with gyms, pools and movie theaters. Feel free to invite friends, as most...
...seated around the room: "How do I speak to the soul of America?" My answer to that was simple: Focus on the children. Their plight is our shame, I told him, and their promise is our future. Reach them and you reach our soul. Bush nodded in agreement. The conversation was rich and deep for more than an hour and a half...
...provision calling for lower numbers of U.S. forces. But a close parsing of the statement shows that Abawi and the government of Iraq are seeking to replace the existing United Nations-sponsored pact permitting U.S.-led forces in Iraq, establishing in its place a long-term, bilateral security agreement directly between Iraq and the United States. And while the proposed details have yet to emerge, similar U.S. agreements with other nations in the region - including Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar - have all involved a 10-year "protection" period, at minimum...
...about how and when U.S. troops should leave Iraq have failed to include any meaningful dialogue on the reality both the current Iraqi government and the Bush Administration seem to have accepted: U.S. troops are not leaving, at least not in any great number any time soon. If the agreement Abawi outlined comes to pass, U.S. forces would remain in Iraq in significant numbers for at least another decade if not longer...
Through its agreements with nations in the region, the U.S. military has steadily built up its presence in the Persian Gulf over the decades as it has faced foes such as Saddam Hussein's Iraq and, these days, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Iran. The United Arab Emirates, for example, signed a bilateral defense pact with the United States in 1994. The terms of that agreement remain classified, but the presence of U.S. forces in this corner of the Middle East is hardly a secret. About 1,800 U.S. military personnel, mostly with the Air Force, live on military bases here...