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...have to achieve very rapid progress to show people your intentions are good," Lieut. General David Petraeus told the Philadelphia Inquirer in October 2003, explaining how he and the 101st Airborne Division had brought peace and civility to the city of Mosul. It was one of the few early success stories of the war in Iraq--and then, within a year after Petraeus left, it all fell apart. What happened in Mosul, despite the best efforts of an enlightened U.S. general, is particularly instructive now that Petraeus has been given the far more difficult job of securing Baghdad...
...supermarket and this contraption will print out a list for you. Its motto is "Say it. Print it. Go get it!" Hmm. An earlier iteration of grocery-list makers, the pen-paper combo, didn't require batteries or a manual. And it didn't cost $150. Is this progress or regression...
...interviews are set to begin this month. The committee hopes to name its choice in early February, although the announcement could be moved up to the end of January if the committee quickly reaches a decision—or pushed back to March if the group’s progress slows, according to the two sources and another individual also familiar with the committee’s activities...
...what would happen if the Iraqis fail to meet them. The framers of the surge - a military historian and a retired general working under the auspices of the American Enterprise Institute - envisioned it taking 18-24 months to stabilize Baghdad and did not tie it to any particular progress by the government. But whatever the levers, there is no agreement that the U.S. can sustain a surge for that long without a significant drop in readiness and a growing shortage of equipment. That was another reason the generals were so reluctant to go along with this option. Earlier this week...
...against the Palestinian Authority, substantially boosted armed forces loyal to Abbas, and egged on the Palestinian President in moves to oust the government - by calling new elections, for example, even though none are due until 2010. Effectively, this has made getting rid of the Hamas government a precondition for progress in Abbas's prime goal, which is negotiating a peace agreement with Israel...