The first lesson, of course, is to station troops at a museum in a war zone.
Kuwait has already announced an agreement to station American troops and equipment there.
Perhaps there are lily pads on which to station troops and position supplies closer to flash points where action may be needed.
This is particularly important because of the alliance's announcement that it does not plan to station many troops in Eastern Europe.
The rebellion forced the government to station troops here to protect the rail station.
They did not station troops in the Wabash Valley at all for a decade following the conflict.
And yet the Bush administration is planning to station troops off the coast of Liberia.
Mountains, for example, can block off certain areas, making it unnecessary to station troops within the inaccessible area.
Naturally, two months later, the government decided to station troops at Wanganui.
In announcing the pullback, Iraq reserved the right to station troops anywhere on its territory.