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Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld’s resignation on Nov. 8, however, marks a step in the right direction. With estimates as high as 650,000 Iraqi deaths since the war began in 2003, Rumsfeld’s hubristic view of himself in the Department of Defense (DoD) as omnipotent military orchestrator has led to nothing short of disaster. A war games simulation in 1999 suggested that more than 400,000 ground troops would be required in order to maintain stability in a post-invasion Iraq, but only about one-third of that number is there...
...staged cantatas” does not exactly encompass all of the thought and hard work that went into the project, the title of which is not directly related to Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” but which, in the words of producer Joshua H. Billings ’07, shares its focus on “a narrative of change and transformation...
...comparative literature—the task force is prepared to revise the draft between today’s meetings and the next full faculty meeting, on Dec. 12. Professors from various disciplines have begun to make suggestions for revision. In the Economics Department, according to Chair and Professor James H. Stock, faculty members believe the report overlooks the importance of their field in general education, In place of structured requirements, Stock said, he would prefer to see distribution requirements or even no requirements at all. “I trust Harvard students to make good decisions, and I think...
...capacity to deal effectively with faculty and alumni is critical, of course, but to be a good presence on Sunday TV talk shows or Larry King Live is not,” Lewis wrote in his letter.But the committee didn’t pay much attention. It selected Lawrence H. Summers, a Clinton treasury secretary familiar with the Sunday television circuit.So this fall, Lewis dispatched the exact same letter, hoping that the committee now charged with replacing Summers might be more receptive to advice from professors.He had reason to hope so. With wounds still raw from the battle that ended...
...heels of outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld’s ouster and the midterm elections—in which the war in Iraq was considered a prevailing factor—students debated the relative merits of “staying the course” versus “leaving Iraq to the Iraqi people.” Hosted by the Campus Political Society, last Thursday’s debate—the fourth in a semester-long series of seven—explored the question “How and under what conditions the United States should withdraw...