It recognizes that all is not satisfactory, let alone well, in his theater of operations.

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For example, intelligence support, including battle damage assessment, can be provided from outside the theater of operations.

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The theater of operations for the average combat soldier has normally been limited to the battlefield, where troops can see the enemy that they are fighting.

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" But World War II meant service in the Army -- or, as he put it, "the European Theater of Operations" with "lots of operations" and "very little theater.

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Thus, the projection of military power could become hostage to the ability to counter long-range systems even as U.S. forces begin to move into a theater of operations and against an opponent.

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It was bad enough when, two months ago, word got around that U.S. Central Command's commanding general, David Petraeus, had embraced the meme that Americans were being killed in his theater of operations...

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It would be manifestly contrary to U.S. interests even to try since those interests dictate that the American military be able to control space as a theater of operations in any future conflict.

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We determined the length and ability of money that's there now to fund operations in the theater.

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