View: Shifting troops signals reassessment of military bases
The United States will pull about 5,000 troops from Saudi Arabia after Gulf War victory. Command of regional air operations moves to Qatar, with continuing access in Kuwait and Bahrain. Discussions consider bases in liberated Iraq and potential shifts to Eastern Europe and Africa, signaling a smaller global footprint rather than withdrawal.
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Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Middle East
Prince Sultan Air Base
Mideast
al Udeid
Qatar
Kuwait
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
Oman
U.S
Turkey
America
Washington
Europe
Pentagon
Russia
NATO
South Korea
Africa
James L. Jones
Senate
Profit, politics, and universal health care in the 2004 race
Thomas Lowell argues that anti profit rhetoric shapes debate on health care and socialism. He contends government run medicine has failed in the Soviet Union and others, urging focus on outcomes over words. Lowell notes Americans seek care in the United States and questions Canada style plans.
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Kucinich
George Bernard Shaw
India
Nehru
Iraq
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Britain
Canada
United States
America
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Bennett gamble scandal cannot erase his virtues
Cal Thomas notes William Bennett’s gambling admission and argues that a vice does not negate virtues. He contends critics misuse moral standards, emphasizes that Bennett’s influence and declared reform matter, and cites Scripture and public reaction as part of the ongoing debate over virtue and leadership.
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Hell
William Bennett
Michael Kinsley
Washington Post
Kinsley
Bennett
Newsweek
Washington Monthly
Elayne
USA Today
Bill Bennett
Mother Teresa
Thomas
Fox News Channel
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