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The attached powerpoint is a good summary of what the new Army chief is thinking. It is refreshing to see a service chief present himself in clear, plain English. Maybe all that time he spent reading Yeats is paying off.

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The attached powerpoint is a good summary of what the new Army chief is thinking. It is refreshing to see a service chief present himself in clear, plain English. Maybe all that time he spent reading Yeats is paying off.

The attached powerpoint is a good summary of what the new Army chief is thinking. It is refreshing to see a service chief present himself in clear, plain English. Maybe all that time he spent reading Yeats is paying off.

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
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