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...Australian forces ended their mission in southern Iraq this week and began heading home, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd praised the troops but said the decision to send them had been a mistake. The government of his predecessor, John Howard, had joined the war against Saddam Hussein's regime "without a full and proper assessment ... of its consequences." At Tallil air base, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Websdane's praise for his soldiers was unqualified: "You should be proud of your achievements...
...Australians have not been engaged in fighting in Iraq since Saddam's armies were defeated in 2003; they've performed their mission with few injuries and no fatalities. The 550 ground troops now leaving the country have spent the past five years overseeing security in the relatively calm Al-Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces. They've protected reconstruction workers, trained Iraqi police and soldiers, gathered intelligence, fostered amity among local leaders, and promoted democracy and the rule of law. "They trained the local security forces and restored confidence," said the Australia Defence Association's Neil James. "That they were...
...book will be on great research universities and their mission. It’s not an autobiography or a memoir, but it obviously will draw on my experience as president of Harvard in developing its arguments about great contributions that universities can make to the broader society. I think we’re some time away [from publishing]. I certainly expect that the publisher will have the manuscript sometime within the next year and I expect it will be published soon after that...
...life stories and our outlook on the future. For me, it is the power of these life stories that drew me to politics. My mother’s selfless sacrifice to provide her two sons with endless opportunities inspired me to service. Recently, Senator Barack Obama’s mission to change the way politics is run encouraged me to become involved in politics for the first time. Moreover, my own experience working on Senator Obama’s campaign showed me that our politics have the potential to inspire and empower rather than divide and discourage...
...name, selected because it better expresses the institution’s mission, grows out of an initiative to further unify and integrate the museum’s collections and programs,” the Museum declared in a press release announcing the change...