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THE FISCAL YEAR. >> WHAT IS BEHIND THAT REQUEST? >> I THINK WHAT YOU SEE IS A LACK OF ANTICIPATION LAST YEAR WHEN THEY PUT THE
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SUPPLEMENTAL TOGETHER THAT'S FUNDING THE WAR RIGHT NOW TO UNDERSTAND HOW LONG WE WOULD BE COMMITTED. THERE WAS AN EXPECTATION TROOPS WOULD BE ROTATING...
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UP OF FORCES, AND BECAUSE OF
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THAT, THEY ARE RUNNING SHORT OF MONEY. >> SO, SHOULD THE MONEY BE FORMALLY REQUESTED, WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THAT, AND WHEN WILL THEY NEED ANOTHER INFLUX....
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TO PUSH FOR THAT IN RELATIVELY TIMELY MANNER. CERTAINLY BEFORE CONGRESS BREAKS FOR THE AUGUST RECESS,
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AND EVERYONE EXPECTS ANOTHER LARGE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 05. BUT WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS A SIGNIFICANT REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING...
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BILLION. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING ANNUALLY FOR THE LAST
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TWO FISCAL YEARS, AND IT'S REASONABLE TO ASSUME ANY FOLLOW-ON REQUEST IS GOING TO BE IN THAT BALLPARK. >> HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND ROUGHLY A MONTH. >> WHAT...
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ARE USING ARE SORT OF PART-TIME FORCES.
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THEY ARE NOT ON THE FEDERAL PAY ROLG ALL YEAR LONG AS
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FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, SO A LOT OF IT GOES INTO PERSONNEL. THE PORTION OF IT THAT GOES INTO
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EQUIPMENT, BE IT REPLACEMENT TREADS FOR TANKS, OR AMMUNITION OR THAT TYPE OF THING, THAT RELIES ON WHAT THE MILITARY REFERS TO, OPERATION TEMPO, WHICH...
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AND OUR LINE FOR
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INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS THIS MORNING -- YOU CAN ALSO E-MAIL US AT JOURNAL@SMAN C-SPAN.ORG. WHAT YOU LOOK AT WHAT WAS SPLANED FOR, WAS ENOUGH GIVEN FOR PLANNING...
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FOR THESE COSTS? I THINK YOU MIGHT SAY NO, BUT TELL US WHY. >> CLEARLY NOT, OTHERWISE THE JOINT CHIEFS WOULDN'T BE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS. WHAT...
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THAT ASSUMPTION THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL ASSUMPTION CURRENTLY FUNDING OPERATIONS IN IRAQ WAS BASED. THEY LOOKED DOWN THE ROAD, THEY MADE A GUESTY MAT,...
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DO SO IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE YOU RUN INTO THESE TYPES OF SITUATION. >> WHEN CALCULATING COSTS FOR AN EFFORT LIKE THIS, HOW MUCH --
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HOW DETAILED IS IT WHERE YOU ARE CALCULATING FOR TIRES, OR CALCULATING FOR CLOTHES OR ADDITIONAL UNIFORMS. WHAT KINDS OF NUANCES GO INTO MAKING THAT...
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OF BACKLOG OF DATA TO LOOK AT AND SAY IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, THIS IS WHAT THINGS WERE COSTING US, BECAUSE THESE SITUATIONS ARE FLUID, SO I THINK THEY...
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BASED ON MONTHLY CONSUMPTION AND THAT TYPE OF THING AND TRY TO COME UP WITH RESPECTABLE BALLPARK FIGURES. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE ADMINISTRATION...
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AND THOSE AREN'T PROBABLY ENOUGH TO DO SUBSISTENCE WORK ON THE RECONSTRUCTION, SO AS FAR AS USING THAT TO FUND MILITARY OPERATIONS, THAT'S DOUBTFUL....
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POLITICAL COMPONENT WHICH IS HOW WOULD THE IRAQI PEOPLE RESPOND TO THE USE OF THEIR FUNDS TO FUND OUR WAR AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE. IT'S A DIFFICULT SITUATION....
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GROUP FUNDED. >> PRIMARILY THROUGH GRANTS
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AND CONTRIBUTIONS, WE TAKE NO PUBLIC MONEY. >> FIRST CALL FROM NEVADA. GO AHEAD. >> Caller: YES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WATCHED
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THAT LIVE ON C-SPAN
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WHEN MYERS AND -- I CAN NEVER SAY HIS
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NAME, ZIFERES,
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BEING INTERVIEWED, AND BOTH REPUBLICANS, AND DEMOCRATS
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WERE THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH
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THEM, READ THEM THE RIOT ACT, WOLFOWITZ WAS FUR YOUGS FOR THEIR DISHONESTY, AND THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR HAD A LIST OF THINGS THAT THE ARMY NEEDED THAT...
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REQUEST IN RECENT MONTHS, EVEN THOUGH
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THERE WAS THIS GROWING RECOGNITION THERE WOULD BE A SHORTFALL OF FUNDS IS THAT IT WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T WANT TO...
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BUT ONCE THE CALL COMES, THE METER REALLY STARTS RUNNING. BUT THE ANNUAL DEFENSING BUDGET DOESN'T PAY FOR
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WARS. >> IS THERE MONEY IN '05 THAT COULD BE USED OR LEFT OVER FOR '04? >> WE ARE STILL IN OPS 04, AND '05 DOESN'T START UNTIL OCTOBER 1. SO THE MONEY...
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COMBAT OPERATIONS, YOU CAN DO THAT ONE OF TWO WAYS, YOU CAN GET AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL WHICH WOULD BE THE PREFERENCE OF
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CONGRESS AND THE MILITARY, OR YOU CAN LOOK AT THE OVERALL DEFENSE BUDGET, THE STUFF THAT'S NOT COMMITTED TO ACTUAL COMBAT OPERATIONS, AND LOOK AT CUTS...
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WHEN THEY PASSED THE BUDGET
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BILL, OR WAS TRYING TO, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS COMING DOWN THE LINE. HAD THESE PEOPLE BEEN WORKING BIPARTISANLY TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THEIR...
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PARTY AFFILIATION, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL SPENDING IF THE ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS IT. THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM...
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FAIRLY BLANKLY WITHOUT REQUIREMENTS. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, THEY HAVE SAID, OKAY, WE NEED A BETTER ACCOUNTING AND HAVE RESISTED GIVING THE
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MONEY, BUT AS FAR AS THE MILITARY PORTION OF IT WENT THERE WAS LITTLE CONTROVERSY. THE CONTROVERSIAL PORTION OF IT WAS THE MONEY SPENT FOR RECONSTRUCTION...
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IN IRAQ LEAVES
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ME WONDERING A LOT. BUT MY QUESTION IS THIS -- IF THESE WARS WERE SO IMPORTANT, AND WE REALLY WANTED TO WIN THEM WHY HASN'T THE GOVERNMENT PUT A ...
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THAT HAS OCCURRED
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HAS BEEN CONCERNS RAISED OVER CONTRACTORS BEING AWARDED NONCOMPETITIVE CONTRACTS. THIS HAS GENERATED SOME SMOKE POLITICALLY. THERE'S BEEN REAL CAUSE...
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WORTH FIGHTING FOR. WE ARE IN A WAR WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. I HEAR YOU TALKING ABOUT COST
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OVERRUNS. HOW ABOUT THE COST OF NOT FIGHTING ISLAMIC FASHIONABLISM. IN REAL DOLLARS, THOSE ATTACKS ON 9/11 COST US ON SO MANY LEVELS. THESE PEOPLE...
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THE TILLMAN FAMILY. MY GODSON IS IN THE 75th RANGERS DIVISION IN AFGHANISTAN, ALSO. MY QUESTION IS THE 700 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR OUR BOYS IN
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AFGHANISTAN WAS
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TAKEN AND PUT( INTO IRAQ. AND MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE THE FACT THAT I LIVE ON DISABILITY BECAUSE OF THE VIETNAM WAR. AND OUT OF $13,000 INCOME THIS...
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ANOTHER. THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IN DEALING WITH
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SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF OVERSIGHT. THEY ARE VIEWED AS A SLUSH FUND AND THAT IS SOMETHING CONGRESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELUCTANT...
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CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ
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OF 135,000 AMERICANS. IN AFGHANISTAN IT'S 10,000. THE TYPE OF OPERATIONS INVOLVED RE VERY DIFFERENT. THEREFORE, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A VERY LARGE DISPARITY...
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THE FUNDING BETWEEN THE TWO. >> AND THIS KIND OF SITUATION CHANGES
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WHEN WE HEAR OF INTERNATIONAL TROOPS PULLING OUT AND CURRENT TROOPS HAVING LONGER STAYS? >> THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM FOR US, IF WE SEE A LARGE SCALE OF...
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PERCENTAGE THAT COULD RUN US INTO SERIOUS BUDGET PROBLEMS, IF WE FEEL WE NEED TO MAKE UP THE SHORTFALL. >>
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HEADLINESVILLE, GEORGIA? >> Caller: I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR OPINIONS, ON THINGS LIKE RAPID FIELDING INITIATIVES, AND BUYING EQUIPMENT OFF THE SHELVES...
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RESPONSIVENESS. >> THAT'S AN SLENTS QUESTION. I THINK THAT
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BOTH THE MILITARY, AND THE CIVILIANS AT THE PENTAGON COULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THIS OFF-THE-SHELF BUYING. THE PROBLEM IS THEY ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY...
00:21:51
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BUYING FOR THE MILITARY, THERE REALLY ISN'T A CIVILIAN OFF-THE-SHELF EQUIVALENT. OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON'T BUY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AT KMART. BUT THE QUESTION...
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OF DEFENSE, BECAUSE THEY VIEW IT
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AS A LARGE COST SAFER ABOUT, BUT ONCE YOU START DOING THAT, YOU ARE GOING TO RUN INTO RESISTANCE FROM THE PEOPLE DOING THE JOBS YOU WANT TO FARM OUT...
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MONTHS BUT DONE IN DECADES. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY,
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BY THE TIME IT'S FIELDED IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, IT'S NO LONGER CUTTING KNOWLEDGE IT'S OUTDATED. SO HOW DO YOU BALANCE OUT THE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS...
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WERE
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SPENDING 75% OF THEIR GNP TRYING TO BRING DOWN AFGHANISTAN. AND I SEE THIS IS THE SAME THING WE ARE DOING IN IRAQ. >> WE WILL GO TO RIALTO, CALIFORNIA....
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THIS WAR, WHICH I
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DO BELIEVE IS NECESSARY. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS LIKE THIS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, SADDAM HUSSEIN WAS ONE OF THE WORST TERRORISTS, IN...
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AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF, BUT PERSONAL ITEMS, THAT BECOMES A MORE DIFFICULT SITUATION, BUT BACK TO THE CALLER'S ORIGINAL POINT WHICH IS SUPPORTING OUR...
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RAISED ON THE HILL ABOUT HOW THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT AND WHETHER IT WAS APPROPRIATE, AS I INDICATED PARTICULARLY ON THE RECONSTRUCTION SIDE, BUT THEN...
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IT OVERWHELMINGLY. THE LONGER YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AN OPERATION LIKE THIS, THE MORE OFTEN THE REQUEST FOR FUNDING WILL BECOME THE ARENA WHERE POLITICAL...
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OUT FROM HALLIBURTON
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WITH MANUALS. THEY CANNOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE HELICOPTERS. AND MY SON AND HIS CREW HAD TO FIX THEM AND FIGHT THE WAR. THEY'VE MAKE OVER 100,OOO A YEAR...
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A
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PROVIDE SERVICES, OR B, IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER, IS SORT OF A MORNING AFTER ASSESSMENT. THAT IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO DO IT FROM A FISCAL STANDPOINT...
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HAITI, FORMERLY SERVED
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AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ALGERIA, AND HERE'S A PIECE, THIS COVERS A HALF OF A PAGE, BUT I WANT TO READ THIS ONE LITTLE PIECE, SIMPLY STATED, BOAT PEOPLE...
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NOT SPENDING FEDERAL MONEY, WE WERE NOT
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ALLOWING U.S. INVESTMENT TO GO INTO THE COUNTRY. BUT IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. WHAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A COUNTRY IN DOING RECONSTRUCTION THIS THESE...
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THE TOTAL AMOUNT SPEND ON IRAQ SO FAR? >> I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN MAKE THAT KIND OF COMPARISON. PART OF THE REASON I SAY THAT, THE NATURE OF WAR HAS CHANGED...
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OF THE POPULATION THAT WAS, BUT CLEARLY SIGNIFICANT, WE ARE LOOKING AT TOTAL MOBILIZATION OF THE COUNTRY. THERE WERE TREMENDOUS COSTS ASSUMED BY...
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SPENDING FOR INSTANCE IS NOT SO MUCH THE COST OF WAR AND HOMELAND SECURITY. IT'S THE EFFECT OF THE TAX CUTS. THAT'S HAD A MUCH MORE DRAMATIC IMPACT
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ON DEFICITS THAN FEDERAL OUTLAYS. SO, WHILE OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULD COMPETE WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER PRIORITIES, AS FAR AS OUR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE...
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SO. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IRAQ SHOWS
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UP ON OUR HORIZON, AND EVEN MOST EUROPEANS ARE SAYING WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? I THINK PRESIDENT BUSH AND THIS ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING US DOWN A PATH...
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COMMITMENT ARE WE MAKING TO IRAQ? THERE DOESN'T
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SEEM TO BE CONSENSUS ON THAT, THERE DOESN'T EVEN SEEM TO BE CONSENSUS ON THE END GAME. WHAT WILL BE THE STANDARD BY WHICH WE MEASURE THE APPROPRIATE...
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HE MADE A
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COMMAND THAT THE COST OF INACTION IS ZERO. I SUBMIT THE COST OF INACTION IS WHAT WE WITNESSED AT 9/11, AND THAT IS ONE MISTAKE WE STHU NEVER MAKE AGAIN....
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TALKING ABOUT IN IRAQ. >> MANSFIELD, OHIO? >> Caller: I AM WONDERING IF MR. HELLMAN CAN GIVE SOME SORT OF A BREAKDOWN AS TO -- NOW THIS IS THE FIRST...
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WONDERING IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF A
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BREAKDOWN IN HOW MUCH IS BEING SPENT BETWEEN TROOP EXPENSES, SALARIES, AND THAT SORT OF THING, AND HOW MUCH IS BEING SPENT IN TERMS OF THE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS,...
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AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE A LIST OF CONTRACT AWARDS TO MAJOR CONTRACTORS, TELLING YOU HOW MUCH THEY ARE BEING PAID TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES, BUT...
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AND THIS COUNTRY THAT ARE ADDING TO THE COSTS OF
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THEM. ONE OF THE THINGS
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THAT WILL CAUSE THAT TO VARY IS HOW MUCH USE THE MATERIAL IS GETTING. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU ARE USING LIGHTLY ARMORS HUMVEES IN A
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SECURITY SITUATION WHICH IS RELATIVELY TABLE. THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOWER COST THAN IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE TAKING FIRE ON A DALEY BASIS. THAT'S...
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NEED EVERYTHING THEY
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NEED. WE CAN'T RUN
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WARS IN MANY PLACES OR AT
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LEAST WE HAVE A MILITARY OCCUPATION RIGHT NOW IN HAITI. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE COST THAT COULD BE SAVE FED WE PULLED SOME OF OUR TROOPS OUT OF GERMANY,...
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OF THE AGREEMENTS
00:43:14
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WE HAVE WITH COUNTRIES. THE QUESTION IS IF YOU PULL THE TROOPS OUT, DO YOU THEN DEMOBILIZE THEM? THE ANSWER IS NO, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO ACHIEVE ANY...
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BE REINSTITUTED. AND
00:44:11
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THAT'S ALL. >>> CALL FROM MY HOMETOWN. WELL, IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. WE HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE DRAFT IN THIS COUNTRY IN 10 OR 20 YEARS. ALL...
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LEVELS, WHAT THEY CALL END STRANDS HAVE BEEN STABLE. PART OF THAT IS ART FISH SHALL. THE MILITARY IS NOT LETTING PEOPLE LEAVE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT...
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STANDPOINT. CHRISTOPHER HELLMAN THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. >> MY PLEASURE. >> COMING
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UP, WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE MUSEUM THAT OPENED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WE WILL TALK WITH THE MAIN BENE FACTOR. WE WILL BE RIGHT...
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