What you see in that document is the traditional powers exercised by the president at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

No matter what profession you're in, there are boxes to check. For mariners, one has to be crossing the Atlantic. That's a life check.

For me, the best time of the year is the start of the second semester. They sit in the mess desk and catch up with one another. They have amazing stories to tell.

They took a 40-degree roll.

Academy Awards don't really solve anything.

This is not really a strategy document from the Pentagon about fighting the insurgency. The Pentagon doesn't need the president to give a speech and post a document on the White House Web site to know how to fight the insurgents. The document is clearly targeted at American public opinion.