"A" platoon of the 6th Field Company Royal Canadian Engineers was redirected to clear the minefields facing "D" Company, given that the flail tanks had yet to land.
As the euro zone dodges one minefield, it faces the larger question of whether European leaders can find a more lasting solution to an economic debacle now well into its third year.
Meanwhile Mr Schmidt can concentrate on helping Google to negotiate the regulatory minefield it faces and on identifying more juicy acquisition targets for the company, which recently launched an unsuccessful $6 billion bid for Groupon, a firm that offers group discounts to online buyers.Google certainly has no shortage of financial firepower.
Absurdly, the military man drew a parallel between Villa's apparently hopeless plight in the Premier League and the resolve required to fight through minefields and face chemical weapons in the Gulf War. "The day you don't believe is the day you quit," he wittered.
The Greek Prime Minister has said his country is facing a "minefield" of debt negotiations and austerity after parliament backed a package of economic reforms to secure a new bailout.
The Prime Minister warned that his country was facing a "minefield" of negotiations after promising tax hikes and spending cuts that have angered voters who rejected similar austerity measures in a referendum just days ago.
For the most part, though, the Channel is more a challenge to the ticket-bargain instinct than to sea legs, with the Great British holidaymaker facing a minefield of deals.
Provisional ballots weren't counted for two other reasons as well: facing a minefield of registration and ID obstacles, thousands of voters didn't manage to get themselves registered at all, or submitted their registration too late, less than 29 days before the election.
On the other hand, the world is a desperate place, and everyone should have the right to seek a better life without having to face minefields, cold rivers, and thugs with guns.
