America's commanders in chief have enjoyed diversions ranging from architecture to archeology, drunk driving to bird watching and everything in between.

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In fact, published reports reveal that Defense Secretary Les Aspin is untroubled by the prospect of laying down the law on the services, on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and on the regional commanders in chief regarding the dramatic changes in force structure and strategy he advocates.

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On television and in film, black actors as acclaimed as James Earl Jones and as obscure as Tommy Lister have played commanders-in-chief.

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Bush said Rumsfeld will stay on despite recent calls from six retired generals, including commanders who led combat troops in Iraq, that the defense chief step down.

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Army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani acknowledged in a statement Thursday, after a meeting of senior commanders, that there were intelligence failures on Pakistan's part and said the military had ordered an investigation.

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Now that the story is in the public domain, the Chief of Defence Staff and I will take advice from the operational commanders about whether his deployment can continue.

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Gen Dan Halutz as Chief of General Staff after the war, almost all the commanders who displayed such incompetence last summer remain in their positions.

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