Word: troop
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...Prime Minister Stephen Harper has stonewalled the critics, pointing out that all parties supported the original deployment during an earlier "take note" debate last November. "It is not this government's intention to question this mission when our troops are in danger," says Harper, who added that the perception of a "lack of resolve" would weaken troop morale...
...that was a better argument for the war than weapons of mass destruction." Carney's politics pretty accurately reflect the views of most Iraq combat veterans running as Democrats. They are not so much antiwar as anti-Bush, furious about the lack of preparation for the war, the insufficient troop levels, the lousy equipment. "I served in Kosovo and had an up-armored humvee," says Jon Soltz, the director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America political-action committee. "Then I served in Iraq and had a humvee that wasn't armored. I lost one soldier I sent...
...Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada praised Bush?s ?increased candor,? but complained that ?too much of the substance remains the same.? Indeed, Bush included broad hints that troop reductions are coming next year, but he did not talk about any specific dates or numbers. ?Our forces in Iraq are on the road to victory-and that is the road that will take them home,? he said. So Bush, his credibility and likability eroded by a war with no clear end, is promising the nation there is light at the end of the tunnel-and now must keep convincing...
...generals would agree with him. The trouble is, Dean-as always-seemed downright gleeful about the bad news. He seemed to be rooting for defeat. More subtle but no less feckless is the curious case of John Kerry, who has been calling for the withdrawal of 20,000 American troops as soon as the Iraqi elections are completed on Dec. 15. He has said this knowing full well that the Pentagon is planning to reduce the force by 20,000 after Dec. 15 as part of its normal troop-rotation schedule. One hopes he won't be so crass...
...Batman and Robin) and George W. Bush as The French Tickler, and the trio ultimately puts Reagan back to rest. “I wanted to see what would happen if I introduced two poor black street people into the mix,” says Young. With a troop of bad guys in turbans and plenty of racial humor, “Reagan Returns” seems likely to offend the oversensitive, or even just the sensitive. But Young insists that the movie doesn’t target any particular groups. He himself espouses a “live...