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...said, "I want to put money in your pocket ... I have a proposal for a tax cut for all people earning less than the $200,000." This is infuriating, a textbook example of Kerry trying to have it all ways. It is very similar to his position on American troop strength in Iraq. Bush, he says, was wrong not to listen to General Eric Shinseki, who said several hundred thousand troops were necessary to do the job. But Kerry doesn't favor sending more troops. Indeed, he drops awkward hints about bringing troops home. He later compounded his tax felony...
...even if the Administration succeeds in remaking the military, the failure to bolster troop levels carries grave short-term risks. In August, a classified study requested by Rumsfeld concluded that there are "inadequate total numbers" of U.S. troops to maintain the current pace of operations around the world. Some military experts fear that if a crisis erupted with Iran and North Korea, the U.S. would be unable to credibly threaten the use of force because of its obligations in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We can't respond to another major crisis right now," says retired Army General Barry McCaffrey. "We have...
...this World War II fighting game, the secret to success lies in strategy and planning. Choose your three-person squad from a variety of troop types ranging from sniper to engineer. Then blast your way through doors, blow up tankers and scramble across open fields. You decide when to fire machine guns, throw grenades or sneak past the enemy. This intense, action-packed game will give you a very sore trigger finger...
...ambassador in Tripoli. "But the Libyans think this is our problem." Friendship still has its limits. - By Vivienne Walt Close Call POLAND Prime Minister Marek Belka's government narrowly survived a parliamentary vote of confidence just hours after Belka announced the country would begin reducing its 2,500-strong troop contingent in Iraq early next year. "We will not remain in Iraq an hour longer than is sensible [or] necessary to achieve our mission's goal," he said. More than 70% of Poles oppose their country's participation in the U.S.-led coalition. A Surprise Victory ZIMBABWE Opposition leader Morgan...
...this stage, whatever can go wrong will go wrong with our troop,” Cornell coach Bryan Scales said...