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While Franks said he needed at least 250,000 troops, Rumsfeld wanted no more than 100,000, fearing that larger numbers gathered on Saddam's doorstep would present a tempting target. Rumsfeld was also enamored of the dubious idea, backed by a few gung-ho Pentagon civilians, that a small force could hook up with tribesmen in the north and south and get the job done quickly. That might have worked against ragtag warlords in Afghanistan, but it would be dangerous in Iraq, where Saddam has a 400,000-man army. As the plan bounced between Washington and Franks' Tampa...
...Queen and Churchill himself knows what is said at these meetings (which often last an hour or more), for not even Philip may be present, but a glimpse of the forcefulness of the young Queen's questions may be had in the words of another senior Cabinet member, who recently remarked: "Younger ministers than I will soon learn that this is no woman to be trifled with." The British monarch's sole governmental duty is only "to advise, to encourage and to warn," but that can nevertheless be a vital and important duty. At this stage, Elizabeth...
...Americans alike were often too plagued by doubt to venture beyond the safeties of their past. In Elizabeth II, by God's grace Queen, Defender of the Faith, each might see a reminder of what was old and splendid, and also a fresh, imperative summons to make the present worthy of remembrance...
...Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” and songwriter and vocalist Wayne Coyne mimics McCartney pop on the closing “Goin’ On.” However, “Mystics” is also rooted in the present. It contains the most nakedly political sentiments the Lips have ever committed to tape. Anti-Bush rhetoric abounds on the jangly “Haven’t Got A Clue,” on which Coyne sings “Every time you state your case / the more...
...peer adviser. An entryway study break would take place another week, and Peer Advising Fellows would attend their assigned entryways to mingle and answer questions. One-on-one meetings between fellows and their advisees would ensure that advisers check-in with their advisees on a regular basis, unlike the present system where such interactions tend only to happen at “crunch times” (when there are study cards to be signed, for instance). The icing on the cake would be well-funded dorm-wide social events, like sports events, barbeques by the Charles, and special student-faculty...