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...Scott MacLeod: My sources are telling me that the decision was reached by mutual consent, and on a friendly basis - Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's meetings in Saudi Arabia over the past couple of days have been cordial and friendly, with good vibes reported on both sides. The reason for the withdrawal, my sources are saying, is that there had been a desire for a long time to make the U.S. military presence in Saudi "over the horizon" rather than immediately visible. It'll be there if the Saudis need it, but it won't be there permanently...
...MacLeod: Some politicians in Washington may be inclined to cast this decision as a slap in the face to the Saudis, but I see no sign that at the highest level of the U.S. government that Saudi Arabia is being abandoned as a strategic ally. The fundamentals of that relationship - which long predated the deployment of U.S. troops there and are based on Saudi Arabia's oil production, its geographic location and its longstanding friendship with the U.S. - remain unchanged. Even in the best-case scenario in Iraq, it take a very long time before the government and people...
Logigian led the Crimson in scoring with four goals and added an assist. Senior attack Mike McBride, captain Matt Primm and freshman attack Colin Macleod all picked up hat tricks...
...Scott MacLeod's Mideast Diary column will appear every Tuesday
...goal caught the Stags in an awkward fast-break situation. Junior defender Spencer Stenmark intercepted a Fairfield pass and advanced the ball to sophomore midfielder Doug Kocis, who was breaking to the opposite end of the field and dished it off to Primm at the point. Primm then found Macleod, who sent a shot flying past Fairfield goaltender C.J. Kemp...