Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
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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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The pay is now going up about 3.5, 3.7 percent a year, more than the rate of inflation, and that's built into the five-year plan. So pay is improving.
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If you look at our deployments today, under 5,000 people in Bosnia and about 5,000 people, under 6,000 people in Kosovo, it adds up to about 11,000 people, 10,000 or 11,000 people deployed in the Balkans out of an Army that's, what, 480,000, 485,000 people. It's a relatively small percentage
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Force protection is the job of unit commanders in Bosnia and elsewhere, and they have the authority to take steps that they think are appropriate to match the threat they face.
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It's too early to speculate on that. The Navy will do whatever is necessary to help the NTSB get the information it needs to conduct a thorough investigation.
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It will be another substantive strike. It will be severe. We will continue to focus on a variety of targets, but principally on air defense targets and also on military targets in and around Kosovo.
It will be another substantive strike. It will be severe.
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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 FEST Team, which stands for Foreign Emergency Security Team, has also arrived. And that involves State Department personnel, FBI and Justice Department personnel, and others, about 50 people,
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It's something that's on their mind every minute of the day when they're on duty and frequently when they're off duty as well.
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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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we believe there were bunkers in this facility and in many other facilities.
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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.