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...reflect his age more than his temperament. In the 16th century, gore and tragedy dominated the Italian peninsula, a hodgepodge of warring city-states, kingdoms and republics. Machiavelli roamed this minefield of intrigue on horseback as Florence's diplomatic envoy from the age of 29. In an early mission, he failed to resolve a long-standing feud between two families, and King describes the result: "The heads of a dozen members of the Panciatichi family were stuck on lances and paraded through the city, while other disembodied heads were used for games of palla, a primitive version of tennis." Machiavelli...
...will be a top institutional priority to do all we can to ensure that HMC continues to deliver superior investment returns—with a focus on advancing Harvard’s educational mission and with the knowledge that generations of alumni and friends have contributed generously to the resources we have the privilege to invest,” Faust said in the statement...
...foreign affairs and national security (remember, its members have to ratify international treaties and confirm secretaries of state and defense), and so, in contrast to the House a day earlier, much of the nearly 10 hours of Senators' questioning was tough and to the point: What is the mission of the U.S. military in Iraq, the Senators wanted to know. And given the inability of Petraeus and Crocker to articulate that mission - or say when it will end - the lawmakers questioned whether the nation should continue investing in this war. Petraeus said to try and predict an end date "would...
...undone, though, in 2006, when Shi'ite militias "hijacked" whole units of the Iraqi military. But, he insisted, we are back on the right track now. Petraeus may well be right-or maybe not. The nature of military leadership is congenital optimism; officers are trained to complete the mission, to refuse to countenance the possibility of failure. That focus is essential when you go to war, but it lacks perspective. That's why civilian leaders-the Commander in Chief-are there to set the mission, to change or abort it when necessary. The trouble is, George W. Bush's credibility...
...noting that young people, his target audience, voted in record numbers, and that they were the only age group to go for Kerry. That's impressive, Pyrrhically, until you recall that Moore's stated purpose in making Fahrenheit 9/11 was to end the Bush regime. Mission not accomplished...