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...general had originally envisioned and a quicker start to the ground war than the Centcom chief had proposed. Rumsfeld also wanted the air and ground campaigns to start simultaneously; if war begins late next week, one will quickly follow the other. "Rumsfeld is particularly enamored of special-operations stuff, and Franks is less so, and that was reflected in how the Iraq plan came together," a senior Centcom officer says. "The two of them tugged and massaged and tweaked the plan many times...
...over the years say that behind the aw-shucks, I've-never-had-sushi wrapping is a very well-oiled military mind. In an interview with TIME, Rumsfeld heaped praise on his field marshal for being open to new ideas. "He's intelligent and quick, and he knows his stuff," Rumsfeld said. "He has total ownership over these matters. He cares only about what is the most effective way to put military power on a military target--that's not the norm, necessarily...
...really loved the academic stuff, but I couldn’t find a creative writing class that was a good fit. They were so much less intellectual than the English and lit classes I was taking,” she says...
...Cambridge students not have this problem? The simple answer is that they do less stuff. It’s another cliché to say that Harvard kids are too overextended, and no matter how many letters Harry Lewis sends out telling us to take it easy, I don’t anticipate anyone listening. But if we can learn one thing from our parental institution, maybe it is to take ourselves a little less seriously. Kids here are serious about their academics, their intramural sports and their college bar. They don’t spend their entire college...
...It’s nice to be chosen for the award because it’s something voted on by the coaches,” Moore said. “But I really don’t put too much weight in this kind of stuff. If someone votes to select me, I’m honored, but it’s not the most important thing...