Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
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If the summoned vessel takes flight, she may be pursued and brought to by forcible measures if necessary,
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We are in favor of having NATO move to the next stage, which is the so-called activation warning, to come closer to the use of military force if necessary.
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What we have seen is extremely active activity by (Iraq's) air defense system,
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we have increased military pay and benefits and increased money for arms procurement and training.
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We have a worldwide mission to perform, and we are not going to stop performing that mission. We can never eliminate the risk, but we can take steps to reduce the risk.
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The extent to which disparaging speech or expression with respect to sexual orientation occurs or is tolerated by individuals in the chain of command will be assessed.
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I respect Secretary Cohen's decision, and I will comply with its terms. I believe that ultimately my conduct will be found lawful.
believe comply conduct found respect secretary ultimately
I respect Secretary Cohen's decision, and I will comply with its terms, ... I believe that ultimately my conduct will be found lawful.
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Our spending now is a little less than $300 billion a year. It's.. as I say, there are always ways to spend more money, or to spend it faster. There are always demands to modernize.
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Our goal is not to relocate refugees permanently onto U.S. territory.
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I think the primary reason for that (the delay) is that, right now, he (Cohen) feels that his place is here in Washington devoting as much time as possible to running the U.S. participation in the air campaign in Kosovo, preparing for the peacekeeping force.
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I think that if you look at that, you'll see that there's been a dramatic increase in the amount of time and energy that's been put into this project.
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I think it is fair to say that things were in their expected position -- which was moved, ... They have been moving their military assets, including tanks and artillery -- and other things. Dispersion is a standard defensive tactic, and the Serbs are very good at dispersion.
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It appears a bomb fell short of its target.