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Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:00 AM

"The president heard the call"

Tim Grieve

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  • Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:10 AM

    Newfangled battle tactics

    "One of the things that we have learned over the years is how...[al-Qaeda] would set up this battle as, in their own words, the battle to win."

    Yes, quite an unusual tactic, since most people fighting a war aren't fighting to win. Look at our President, he's not fighting to win. What a curious enemy we have, with their innovations in war. A battle to win, indeed...

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