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...share of criticism for failing to plan sufficiently for the postwar phase. But the generals who replaced Franks in the summer of 2003 have largely escaped criticism. That, however, is starting to change. Chief among the targets is Gen. John Abizaid, who succeeded Franks as head of Central Command, the military region that covers most of the Middle East and includes Afghanistan and Iraq...
...past few months, a growing number of officers have expanded their criticism to the way the generals have conducted the war. Gen. George Casey, who has been in command in Iraq for more than two years, has been the target of some of these complaints. But he came to Iraq when the situation had already degenerated into a complex insurgent fight. More criticism is being directed at Abizaid, who was a key military planner for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon before becoming Director of the Joint Staff, and then No. 2 at CENTCOM to Gen. Franks...
...Davis is a man with stellar public safety credentials and is highly respected by many in the law enforcement community, both in Massachusetts and nationally,” Menino said. Under Davis’ command, the Lowell Police Department received a “Police as Problem Solvers” award by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2000. Lowell was one of five cities nationwide to receive the award...
Under the old guidelines, students could receive their competency determination for graduation if they received 220 on the exam, a score that reflected a passing score and not necessarily a strong command of the course material...
...that end, we propose that general education courses be more rigorously evaluated on teaching quality. This not only applies to the professor but to teaching fellows as well—these courses should only select teaching fellows with proven track records of quality and experience and a solid command of the English language...