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...Increased Taliban activity in the area means patrols are more dangerous - IEDs have been placed on roads and mortar attacks are becoming more common - and essential support resources, such as helicopters, have been monopolized by Operation Medusa, NATO's main thrust against the Taliban in nearby Kandahar. That leaves troops at Maizan spending more time confined to base...
...courage and valor of the thousands of emergency responders, for example - not just from New York and New Jersey, but across our entire nation - set a new standard for heroism the world over. Those heroes - men and women who willingly thrust themselves into danger?s path on the chance they could save a single life - shall forever be worthy of America?s deepest respect, admiration and gratitude. Those who were lost in that noble effort, and all those police officers, EMTs and firefighters who continue to protect, defend and support Americans today, are our truest exemplars of courage, duty...
...Barletta, however, said the question merely came down to defending his small town."I never intended Hazleton to be thrust into the national debate, but apparently it touched a nerve," he said. "I am just trying to stick up for the people here that elected me and by the response it's received, apparently there are many Hazleton, Pennsylvanias, around the country...
...postponing a major ground offensive. With Israeli tanks revving their engines and more than 20,000 troops advancing into Lebanon, Olmert had good reason to be cautious about a long-lasting ground invasion. By Saturday, the war had cost 131 Israeli lives, 91 of them soldiers. And a major thrust 14 miles north to the Litani river--as envisioned by Halutz and the other generals--could drag on for another six weeks. Hence Olmert's decision last week to wait for a U.N. resolution, despite his generals' urging to roll the tanks...
...good reason to be cautious about an expanded ground invasion. As of Friday, the war has cost 124 Israeli lives, 84 of them soldiers. The 1982 Lebanon war bogged Israeli forces down in Lebanon for 18 years and was a disaster. Olmert was told that a major thrust 14 miles north to the Litani river and beyond, as envisioned by Halutz and the other generals, could drag on for another six weeks and leave hundreds of Israeli soldiers dead. Worst of all, the generals told Olmert that they could only guarantee taking out "70%" of Hizballah's rocket capacity...