Within his own command, General Franks writes, "we had neither the money nor a comprehensive set of policy decisions that would provide for every aspect of reconstruction, civic action, and governance".
The Air Force general in charge of the American air war over Afghanistan will be leaving his command within the next few weeks to take up a high-ranking position at the Pentagon, a senior military official said tonight.
More dubiously, Mr. Casson argues that "the library was surely in existence during Antony's dalliance with Cleopatra, the years leading up to the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C., because it was rumored that Antony gave the 200,000 books in the library of Pergamum, a city within his sphere of command, as a gift to his inamorata, a gift that could only have been intended for the Alexandrian library".
But Mr. McCain, like R.F.K., does inspire a fierce loyalty in his followers; and, despite being increasingly isolated within his own party, he commands a considerable bloc of voters.
When it became apparent that a major factor in the British success was command failures within his own army, Ludendorff removed several staff officers, including General von Falkenhausen who never held a field command again, spending the rest of war as Governor-General of Belgium.
In addition to being division commander Hafez also commanded forces within his division's bridgehead, which included the 21st Division.
His Senate colleague for many years, Paul Sarbanes, Democrat of Maryland, said Monday that while Mr. Mathias's "most intense critics were within his own party," nevertheless "Mac commanded enormous respect on both sides of the aisle".
Yet he commands great support within his party and will plainly exercise much influence, perhaps as finance minister.
Mr. Berger commands plenty of respect within his field.
A wealth of tones has always been his to command, often within a single film, but the balance has — temporarily, no doubt — deserted him.
