But I think that sort of following this policy of throwing more troops at it without ever really defining the plan, defining what the end state is supposed to look like without really ever requiring the Iraqi army to stand on its own two feet.

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To that end, the state is moving forward with an innovative and ambitious plan to connect the islands via undersea cable, starting with Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

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That would be achieved by a parallel plan that would see 150, 000 state jobs go by the end of 2015, by replacing only some of those who retire.

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They include the privatisation of several state-owned companies, an end to restrictions on the stocking of some agricultural commodities and a plan to shed excess government manpower.

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