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...begun moving air power into the Persian Gulf region - air power capable of raining down massive destruction on Afghanistan if its ruling Taliban movement refuses to hand over Osama Bin Laden. Not that there's much left there to destroy. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld on Wednesday acknowledged that the Pentagon has struggled to identify significant targets in a country ravaged by two decades of brutal war. "Several countries have exhausted themselves pounding that country," Rumsfeld said. "There are not great things of value that are easy to deal with...
...would presumably be to kill or capture the Saudi terrorist - if they manage to find him, which will be no small feat. And also to neutralize or eliminate as much as possible of his command structure and "army." Both objectives would be difficult to realize from the air, and Rumsfeld hinted at the likelihood of some form of special forces deployment. Even then, Bin Laden's men are believed to be widely dispersed in hostile terrain, and the likelihood of fierce Afghan resistance and the country's hard-earned reputation as a graveyard for foreign armies makes a full-blown...
...Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said Wednesday that the campaign would combine military, political, intelligence and diplomatic initiatives to "drain the swamp they live in." And that's a sound principle of counterinsurgency, which recognizes that the resilience of an unconventional enemy derives from the support and succor he procures from his environment. Terrorist groups such as Bin Laden will seek out the most supportive environment for their sanctuaries; isolating and destroying them requires turning their environment against them...
Last week’s announcement by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that he wanted to activate 50,000 National Guard and reserve troops has affected a number of lives across campus...
...this, the President's ruling passion, she's active, she's public and she has apparently joined the Cheney-Rumsfeld camp in its determination to push the scheme through, come what may. Powell says steadfastly, "It isn't a threatening situation to me. She's not supposed to be in my corner. She's not supposed to be in Rumsfeld's corner. She's supposed to be in the President's corner, and she is, and she enjoys his confidence...