I'm not sure making a simple distinction between stretch and
overstretch is helpful.
Bush didn't create the military
overstretch, but he did Campaign on fixing it, and instead has allowed it to worsen.
This week there have been concerns raised about military
overstretch.
But it is crucial for anyone buying a mortgage with a rate cap or something similar which means that they can buy with safety for the minimum of five years and
overstretch will not become an issue should interest rates rise.
Jill Hyndman, who is just 4ft 9in, developed a tendon injury in her right arm because she had to
overstretch by nine inches.
Finance director Trevor Woolley said: "I'm not sure making a simple distinction between stretch and
overstretch is helpful.
As the military push to wipe out the al Qaida network moved outside Afghanistan for the first time, experts predict another major overseas commitment could lead to ``serious problems'' of
overstretch.
And the real victim of imperial
overstretch was, of course, the Soviet Union.
