Ken Bacon
Ken Bacon
closer favor force military move nato next
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.
exactly moved plan troops
We don't know why they have moved these troops or exactly what they plan to do with these troops that they have marshaled around the borders.
air assume defense extensive harder missiles movement target
There is extensive movement in Iraq's air defense system. We assume that this movement is for two reasons. Part of it is defensive, so that it is harder for us to target ... air defense missiles, particularly SA-6 missiles, but also SA-2 missiles and ROLAND missiles, and we also think that some of it is offensive.
aware decisions everybody future movement required sure type
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.
iraqis missile moved systems
Sophisticated systems such as the SAM-6 missile can be moved very easily. The Iraqis do that, and the Serbs do it as well.
greece land move soon
He anticipated that they would be able to land soon and move through Greece to their posts.
appear basis forces forth iraqis missiles move moving sort southern time
The Iraqis move forces back and forth on sort of an unpredictable basis from time to time; they do appear to be moving some missiles and other forces into the southern no-fly zone.
difficult exactly figure gone maximum relief weeks
Weeks have gone by with no coordination whatsoever, which has made it very difficult for the humanitarian relief organizations to get organized, to figure out exactly what they should be doing to maximum humanitarian advantage,
billion demands less spending ways
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.
goal onto refugees
Our goal is not to relocate refugees permanently onto U.S. territory.
arms fighting fuel goal race
Remember, our goal is disarmament. We don't want to fuel the fighting and the arms race in Kosovo; we want to end it.
couple exceeded last recruiting services
Recruiting is on an upswing. In the last couple of months, the services have exceeded their recruiting goals.
credible due information threat
It is due to credible threat information on unspecified targets.
artillery defensive dispersion expected fair good including military moving position standard tanks
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.