In our professional opinion as former senior commanders of American ground forces, such a decision would likely translate into the needless and unjustifiable death of many of this country's combat personnel -- and possibly jeopardize our forces' ability to prevail on the battlefield.
In Croatia self-regulation has never really gained ground, despite the decision of the Annual Assembly of the Croatian Journalists' Association in 2006 to establish a media council.
This is partly a consequence of the decision to cover the ground with so many short essays, rather than longer, more reflective chapters.
He also promoted the once-heretical idea of using mobile ground forces and a streamlined chain of command to "get inside the enemy's decision cycle" and hasten its collapse.
However, the 24-year-old's decision to leave Rapid's training ground ahead of Thursday's match saw the Austrians reluctantly relaxing their stance.
Bristol Rovers Football Club will have to wait until the new year for a decision over the future of its Memorial Stadium ground.
They can gain some ground in one of two ways: (i) a favorable court decision for the NFL owners, or (ii) a settlement being reached before the court decision.
Many Americans don't think it was a wise choice, going down with such infamous moments as Lyndon Johnson's decision to Americanize the Vietnam War with an escalation of ground troops in 1965.
Sabena cancelled most of its flights on Tuesday after ground staff in Brussels staged a walk-out in protest over rumours of the bankruptcy decision.
Sydney Cricket Ground Trust chairman Rodney Cavalier said the decision to stay at the SCG maintained 150 years of cricket tradition at the venue.
For the safety of flight crews, passengers and those potentially affected on the ground, please reconsider this terrible decision.
Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, once described the Egyptian army as an example of democracy, on the ground that a commander weighs opinions from his officers before making a decision.
"That should not give Intel much ground for optimism, " said Vinje, who said that Jaeger's decision will almost certainly influence the panel of three judges who rule on Intel's appeal.
Former Air Vice Marshall and a former station commander at Wittering, Gerry Connelly, said he would be concerned about politicians "trying to overturn the decision of the local commander because at the end of the day they are the people on the ground".
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