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...York University—considered this question yesterday as they debated the nation’s state seven years after the U.S.-led invasion. And while they may not have agreed on everything, they did agree on one thing: Afghanistan’s prognosis is not good. Steven Coll, Mark Garlasco, Maleeha Lodhi, and Barnett R. Rubin addressed a packed auditorium yesterday afternoon in a panel discussion moderated by Harvard Kennedy School professor Samantha Power. “It is literally true that the U.S. government does not have a joint-operating plan in Afghanistan,” said Cull...
...treasure. The decorated veteran is most remembered for his controversial role as Army Chief of Staff in the Bush Administration. His testimony in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the need for several hundred thousand troops in Iraq was challenged and dismissed as "wildly off the mark" by the Department of Defense. Spoiler alert: Shinseki ended up being right, but his public dissent of the Administration's estimate irreparably strained his relationship with his superiors. He unceremoniously retired in June...
...Musen ’09 reaches registers lower than Siberian temperatures. Vanessa Tantillo entertains as the brassy arbiter who just wants the players to finish the game. But it is Mallory who takes the spotlight. Despite a bland script, she portrays a fully realized Florence. Her singing hits the mark throughout, and her songs, “Heaven Help My Heart” and “I Know Him So Well,” are the most successful pieces of the musical...
...hearing. That's when, in February 2003, Shinseki said he felt that "something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers" would be needed. Forty-eight hours later, it was the derisive reaction of Wolfowitz, who never served in the military, that Shinseki's estimate was "wildly off the mark" that cemented Shinseki's legacy. (Many soldiers still haven't forgiven him for outfitting the entire Army in the distinctive black berets once reserved for its elite Rangers...
...fall season came to a tumultuous end for the Harvard fencing team Saturday in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., as the women (8-1) fenced to a strong, 4-1 finish, while the men (5-3) struggled to a 1-3 mark. Each squad took on Vassar, NYU, Princeton, and Penn State, and the women also fenced Temple. Injuries continued to plague a team that has struggled to remain consistent throughout the fall campaign. The men suffered from injuries on multiple squads, including co-captain and epee fencer Benji Ungar, who competed for just the first time this season, going...