He will glibly parse a sentence ... and repeat the catechism and whole chapters of the Bible 'off book.'

Where would we be without our parents?

Once a kandak has been trained and equipped, it is posted to an area of the country where it conducts counter-insurgency operations.

Many opponents of Reaganomics, in fact, don't contend that the program can't work over the long run. But they argue that the program can not work the way the President promised and that the resulting social cost isn't worth it.