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...Executive Vice President Edward C. Forst. OFS has the power to make sure that the university’s actions to encourage social embrace of environmentalism are in line with its words. The university should seize this momentum to inspire an environemtnal conscience in its community. The enduring mission after the Sustainability Celebration ought to be ensuring that this spotlight on environmental responsibility doesn?...
...winds and brass did not take away from the overall sense of fun and energy throughout.While Zander’s remarks were sometimes long and hyperbolic—throughout the three hour concert it was unclear if he enjoyed hearing the music or himself talk more—his mission is an admirable one. While the BPO lacks the sublimity of the Boston Symphony or other fully professional orchestras, they are successful in delivering the music with a feeling of fresh discovery...
...agreement is not yet complete, of course. There are still points of contention over immunity for U.S. forces, and over the Iraqis' demand for the right to inspect weapons and military equipment being brought into the country "to ensure they are suitable for the security mission", as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki put it in an interview with The Times - i.e. to ensure that Iraq's territory is not being used as a staging ground for any U.S. action against Iran. The pact will have to be approved by Iraq's cabinet and parliament, where it could still encounter opposition...
...situation on the ground in Iraq that determines the future of the U.S. military mission there. For one thing, the fragile calm in Iraq coincides with an increasingly perilous Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, raising pressure on the U.S. to divert more combat resources from its over-stretched military into that theater - an expanded military commitment favored by both John McCain and Barack Obama. Sending more troops to Afghanistan will require drawing down in Iraq...
...hasten a pullout from Iraq. But the fact that it coincides with a gloomy intelligence assessment of that country's political prospects, growing demands for U.S. reinforcements in Afghanistan, and the elected Iraqi government's insistence on a withdrawal deadline, suggests that the end of the U.S. mission in Iraq may be coming into view - and that its terms may fall short of victory as defined by the war's authors...