Word: commandeering
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...Iraqi government filling that vacuum. The U.S. general in charge of training Iraqi forces said Friday that the Iraqi government will be taking more of a role in running the CLC program. "The government of Iraq is very much a part of the program,' said Lt. Gen. James Dubik, commander of the Multinational Security Transitional Command in Iraq, "and at some point they will run this program...
Petraeus and his commanders had gotten a lucky break when U.S. forces raided an al-Qaeda command-and-control center in Taji, north of Baghdad. Captured in the raid, Odierno tells Time, was a map of Baghdad that outlined al-Qaeda's plan to capture and control the "belt" cities around the capital and then use those as logistical hubs and staging areas from which to mount attacks on U.S. forces inside the city. The telltale map suggested that to stabilize Baghdad, U.S. forces would also have to root out the troublemakers lurking outside the city. "A lot of people...
...Iraq is quieter now than it was a year ago is that Odierno and Petraeus simply kept after the bad guys. "They went after about every safe haven at the same time," notes Kagan. "They followed up, they didn't give the enemy time to regroup and set up command-and-control centers." The strategy has been costly: 901 American troops died in Iraq in 2007, the deadliest year for U.S. forces since 2004. But Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence has dropped dramatically since the surge began, and U.S. fatalities decreased from 126 in May to 23 in December...
...save percentage is good for second in the country, putting her right behind No.3 Minnesota-Duluth’s Kim Martin and her .958 clip. “She’s playing well,” Stone said. “She certainly has command of the position.” That sense of command could have been derailed on Dec. 14, when the Crimson traveled to New Hampshire riding high on a season-opening 11-game winning streak and holding the top spot in the national rankings. Kessler tied a career worst by giving up four goals...
...After his win in New Hampshire, critics proclaimed McCain too moderate to win over enough religious conservatives in South Carolina. After his victory there, critics insisted that Romney's millions, superior get-out-the-vote effort, and command of economic issues would erase the slim lead McCain had eked out in Florida. The day after Tuesday's convincing win, McCain's enemies will surely be looking for new ways to frame these same familiar complaints. But a look at the exit polls suggests that many of the assumptions that made McCain's candidacy look shaky from afar have dissolved...