Word: commandeer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...expanded peacemaking operation (distinguished from peacekeeping because in some circumstances the troops could shoot first); the U.S. would supply airlift and other support, but no ground troops. The third option, unexpectedly prepared by the Pentagon, was to send in a whole U.S. division under U.N. auspices but American command and control. Bush surprised everyone by immediately choosing that option. His reasoning: only an all-American force could go in quickly, and there was no time to lose; the famine, disease and fighting were snuffing out 1,000 lives...
...will be trapped until we face up to the real issue. No, the issue is not timelier intelligence, or more firepower, or improved U.S. command and control, or better political spin at home. The issue is mental. We will be trapped until we choose to understand and respect the people we went to help...
...PRESIDENCY: Clinton in Command...
...mark," that is, rehearse at half-voice and still give the conductor an exact idea of how their performance will sound at full volume. Singers who can't do that wear themselves out in preparation. Just as important, both have a personality that draws crowds, and both command a larger-than-life persona that turns fans into true believers. Finally, both are rich; each man's wealth is conservatively estimated at more than $25 million. Pavarotti's commercial success is probably unparalleled by any classical artist in history. His fee for a single outdoor gig is several hundred thousand dollars...
Sword was born in the Canadian province ofSaskatchewan, but his family has traveledfrequently, friends say. His father, Rod, is acolonel in the Canadian Air Force and serves asliason to the United States Air Force Command,according to a family friend...