Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
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Everybody now believes that that force is probably too small and that a larger force will be required to go in as a peacekeeping force.
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It's required sharp increases in pay and benefits, and I think those have been appropriate, particularly in light of the recruiting problems that we were having a year ago, and the quality of life problems that have been eliminated. And I think that we've worked -- that Secretary (William) Cohen and President Clinton have worked very hard to increase defense investment, as I said, by 40 percent, from $43 billion to $60 billion a year ... That, also, has been justified, and will help us be as strong and dominant in the 21st century as we are now.
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The crews of the new ships can help do some of the work that's required to keep the ship afloat and to deal with the damage to the hull,
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He wanted to make sure that no decisions were made by default, and that everybody was aware of the type of planning, and potentially training, that would be required for a future movement of forces.
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We're doing all that. We think it's good that Governor Bush wants to continue these programs.
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It would be an absolute victory for terrorists ... if we stopped doing our job in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world,
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These soldiers from the First Infantry Division first went to Macedonia to participate in a United Nations mission called UNPREDP, the U.N. Preventative Deployment, which was protecting Macedonia.
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These men should be freed. They should not have been captured in the first place. And to the extent they're still there, that's regrettable.
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The U.N. is sending a team that's supposed to arrive tomorrow (Wednesday), to evaluate the situation and then return to New York, I believe, on Friday to report their findings. And depending on what they report, then the U.N. will decide what to do next.
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These are the forces that are being used to attack the Kosovar Albanians in Kosovo, and we will continue to focus on those targets.
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There will likely to be a Reserve call-up. The details aren't ready to be announced at this stage.
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These are advisories that highlight, one, the State Department's warning: and two, other information that's been collected,
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Enterprising generals and admirals will always find ways -- very good ways -- to spend more money.
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Right now we're concentrating primarily on searching for and caring for survivors. But when that phase of the operation is over, obviously we'll have to concentrate on providing food and shelter.