Word: terrains
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...peace plans currently in circulation. And Sharon, at least for now, lacks an alternative. He remains in deep political trouble at home for his failure to deal with an Israeli security crisis that has substantially deepened on his watch. And even many hawkish Israelis are concerned that the negotiating terrain of long-term solutions not be left entirely to Palestinian allies and Israeli doves...
...that now fire nuclear missiles into Tomahawk cruise-missile launchers. The Army will fork out $707 million to develop lighter tanks, and the Air Force will pay $629 million to accelerate development of the Global Hawk unmanned spy plane, which flies farther and higher than the Predator, surveying more terrain. The Pentagon wants $3.3 billion to speed the gathering and distribution of intelligence, and $1.3 billion to improve communications. Special forces--the heroes of Afghanistan--are scheduled to get antimissile sensors and jammers, along with four AC-130 gunships. And nearly $38 billion is earmarked for the military's growing...
...charges that begin with ineptitude and run all the way to collusion. "The Abu Sayyaf has been lucky, but sooner or later their luck will run out," says Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes, a retired general. But why hasn't the military already brought this ragtag band to heel? Brutal terrain and a lack of equipment are the most cited explanations - the first soldiers on the scene in Lamitan didn't have radios. This is not a wealthy nation, of course, but one retired general in Manila points to corrosive mismanagement as the reason soldiers aren't properly equipped, adding, "Corruption...
...figure out your constraints and limitations, you figure out the things you must do, you figure out what you can't do. Understanding the operational environment - we call it plugging in - the intelligence, the battlefield, everything from the terrain to the weather to politics in some situations. That's something pretty unique to Special Operations Forces anyway - being aware of the political environment. And the enemy. We put that all together and figure out how we can optimize their loss and minimize our risk. Once you figure how you want to do it, you train, you rehearse, and then...
...advisers have specific experience in this type of thick jungle terrain...