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...with the Iraqis; and Gnehm who has insisted that the government's ministers cease promising the imminent return of services, something they are weeks if not months away from accomplishing. In a particularly significant triumph shortly before he welcomed home Kuwait's Emir last Thursday, Gnehm persuaded the electrical-repair teams to begin toiling around the clock; previously, they were putting in eight-hour days. "Imagine," says another Western diplomat, "Kuwait is falling apart, and something that obvious has to be counted as a diplomatic coup...
...Kramer found there was no electricity and little hot food, and that water ran only twice a day for brief periods. Besides food, one of the most important commodities in Kuwait City right now is spare tires. "People steal them, and with no electricity there's no way to repair them," says Kramer. "There are so many sharp pieces of metal on the road that a trip to the border is considered -- at a minimum -- a 'three-spare' trip...
...even as those disasters and a plethora of defense-procurement scandals were feeding a lack of trust and respect for the military, the Pentagon was not only absorbing lessons but also beginning to repair itself. The armed forces have undergone a quiet revolution. An entirely new defense establishment has been created, its ranks filled by volunteers, its methods, training and strategy thoroughly modernized...
...Offer low interest loans to small property owners who wish to repair their rent-controlled buildings...
...Deposit city funds only in banks that loan money to repair and improve rent-controlled buildings...