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...press conference, President Bush expressed support for the idea of increasing the size of the military, though he remained noncommittal on whether he would send more troops in Iraq. But the military chiefs appear to be running out of patience. "What has finally put some backbone in the Chiefs," says a former senior officer who maintains good contacts with the Pentagon, "is that, to date, there has not been a realistic end state in Iraq identified that matches the realities on the ground. Tactics without a strategy are a recipe for failure...
...Hyman’s watch, the provost’s office has more than doubled in size. When he was appointed in 2001, Hyman oversaw five administrators; the office now includes a senior vice provost, three vice provosts, two senior associate provosts, three associate provosts, an assistant provost, and a deputy provost...
...okay with it. As a fan, I wear my I-AA school distinction as a badge of honor. I’m not exactly in the business of playing professional sports, so I’ll take the higher academic standards, more scholarly focus, and smaller class-size that usually comes with schools in the I-AA mold. I can watch those other guys on TV, just like anybody else.If I were a I-A athlete, I’d be insulted, too. With I-A/AA classifications, there was never a question as to who would be picked first...
...always said that he would add forces only when his active duty ground commanders asked for it. They haven't, suggested Powell, implying that Bush may not be listening to them now any more than he was before. Finally, he said, the U.S. military needs to be increased in size...
...timing was brilliant: worldwide demand for steel has been soaring because of massive demand from China and other fast-growing economies, and with it so has Mittal's net worth. By 2005, his personal fortune was estimated to be $25 billion - more than twice the size of Luxembourg's annual budget. Before the takeover, Mittal Steel was based in the Netherlands (as a result of the merger, the headquarters is moving to Luxembourg), and quoted on the London Stock Exchange. Mittal lives in London, in a 12-bedroom mansion in Kensington Palace Gardens for which he paid a cool...