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Such confidence, widely shared by rank-and-file soldiers, contradicts the more cautious assessments of some senior commanders. They maintain that it will be mid-February before their troops are fully prepared for combat. But a firsthand inspection of the frontline forces suggests that Myatt's optimism is justified. The U.S. and allied soldiers already in place seem capable of delivering an overwhelming blow against the Iraqis. Even worse from Saddam's viewpoint, the alliance is growing stronger with each passing day. By K-day, 430,000 U.S. and 245,000 allied soldiers will square off against 605,000 Iraqi...
Within the confines of the Harvard investment firm, however, it was essentially business as usual. Except for the headlines on the Wall Street Journals in the lobby and the constantly flashing news tickers, the operations of managing the endowment seemed undisturbed by the distant combat in the Gulf...
...FEEL trapped into taking this position. The president has thrown caution to the winds, dragging the country into combat without adequate consideration of alternatives. He took advantage of the trust of many members of Congress who voted to authorize force under the assumption that it would strengthen Bush's leverage in seeking a peaceful solution. Earlier this week, we argued that those who supported giving Bush a "credible threat" in the form of a use-of-force resolution would be taken for suckers. They have been...
Iraq's army overruns Kuwait. President Bush orders U.S. economic embargo against Iraq; West European and Japanese governments follow suit. U.N. Security Council orders worldwide embargo on trade with Iraq. Bush deploys U.S. combat troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia. Turkey cuts off exports from Iraqi oil pipeline through Turkish territory Britain joins multinational force in Persian Gulf. Iraq closes borders to foreigners, trapping thousands of Americans and other Westerners in Iraq and Kuwait. Twelve of 20 Arab League states vote to send all-Arab military force to Saudi defense...
Other proposed rules may prove harder to negotiate away. The Pentagon seeks greater control of journalistic activities than it had in Vietnam. It would limit initial combat coverage to two 18-member pools of print and broadcast reporters, one each with the Army and the Marines. Reporters would rotate and other pools would be added, but the number of journalists covering combat at any moment would probably be substantially smaller than in Vietnam -- and almost surely smaller than news organizations would...