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...From the outset, T.F.A.P. seemed to have more to do with expert opinion in industrial-world think tanks than with actual situations in tropical nations. Perplexed critics asked why India, with few remaining tropical forests, was targeted to receive $1.2 billion, while Indonesia and Zaire, with huge forests, were to receive $193 million and $34 million apiece...
Tarkanian admits he is extremely good at "communicating" with his players and at motivating them. "I start with the first minute I meet a kid. If he can trust you from the outset, he'll run that extra mile for you." The players can, and do: in 30 years of college coaching, Tarkanian has never had a losing season...
Whether U.S. forces alone could have liberated Kuwait is an academic question. The fact is that from the outset of the Persian Gulf military buildup intended to thwart Iraq, a multinational effort was politically necessary. Designed to demonstrate that the world community opposed Saddam Hussein, it was also meant to show that the Iraqi strongman was not the leader of an Arab-Muslim holy war against the infidel. That was the symbolism, a display of teamwork that skeptics thought would work only in an internationalist's fantasy. In practice, however, the alliance moved as a smoothly coordinated machine during...
...absolutely magnificently." In addition to the gutsy, low-flying attacks on Iraqi airfields by British pilots early in the air war, Britain's partnership in the ground campaign proved the forces to have been what the U.S. commander called "absolutely superb members of this coalition from the outset...
...colonel running the military briefing cautioned at the outset that he would not be able to answer questions involving sensitive information. But the first questioner paid little heed: "What date are we going to start the ground attack?" Sorry, the officer replied, can't comment. "Where would you say our forces are most vulnerable to attack, and how could the Iraqis best exploit those weaknesses?" was the next query. Another no-no. Still the reporters kept blundering on. "Are we planning an amphibious invasion of Kuwait," asked one, "and if so, where exactly would that...