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...Petraeus, and it means two things: first, that the war in Iraq isn't going as swimmingly as the public believes; but second, that things in Afghanistan may not be as dire as commonly believed. After all, in the coming days Petraeus will take over as head of U.S. Central Command, which would make him responsible for the U.S. military in both countries - and given the limited number of troops available, he knows that any reinforcements sent to Afghanistan would mean pulling troops out of Iraq. Petraeus evidently "doesn't think it's worth taking any more risks in Iraq...
...abundance of jungle animals is due to Rio's spectacular setting, caught between sea and serra, with the central hills and northern suburbs carved out of - and still split by - the Atlantic Forest. The western suburbs, meanwhile, are bordered by a swamp system whose most famous inhabitants are denoted by the area's indigenous name, Jacarepagua, or Alligator Harbor...
...Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They are eager to divert additional troops to Afghanistan, which can only happen if troops are pulled out of Iraq. Petraeus will soon inherit responsibility for overseeing both Afghanistan and Iraq when he becomes head of U.S. Central Command...
...Central Texas is a land of dry grass, live oaks and the slow, brown waters of the Trinity and the Brazos, sanctified by the likes of John Wayne and Glenn Ford. Folks there would give Bush a third term if they could; you could see it in the way Texas delegates at the Republican Convention whooped and waved their matching straw cowboy hats whenever his name was mentioned in St. Paul, Minn...
...theme was "reform," which gave Palin a chance to sell the central premise of her presence on the ticket: that she's a fearless crusader willing to confront entrenched interests to serve the common interest. Liberals are bad because they grow government; mavericks are good because they weed-whack it. This is the story McCain wants to tell, and Palin is his wingwoman. "Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election," she said. "In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain...