DIVIDING LINES CAN BE MADE PERMANENT, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL
           REQUIRE THERE HAVING TO BE MANNED INDEFINITELY UNLESS WE CHANGE
           OUR OBJECTIVE TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND PERMIT EACH ETHNIC
           GROUP TO DECIDE ITS OWN FATE." BUT IN KOSOVO, DR. KISSINGER
           CERTAINLY POINTED OUT THAT THAT OPTION DOESN'T EXIST. THERE ARE
           IN ETHNIC DIVIDING LINES AND BOTH SIDES ACTUALLY CLAIM THE
           ENTIRE TERRITORY -- THERE ARE NO ETHNIC DIVIDING LINES AND BOTH
           SIDES ACTUALLY CLAIM THE EXPIRE TERRITORY IS DIVIDED IT IS THE

           THREAT OF BOMBING BUT HOW DO WE AND NATO REACT TO ALBANIAN
           TRANSGRESSIONS. ARE WE PREPARED TO FIGHT BOTH SIDES AND FOR HOW LONG?
           A MATTER OF FACT, SECRETARY ALBRIGHT INDICATED IF THE ALBANIANS
           DIDN'T GET ALONG, WE COULDN'T BOMB THE SERBS. THAT SEEMS TO ME
           TO BE A LITTLE BIT UNPRECEDENTED AND UNIQUE. AS A MATTER OF
           FACT, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE NUTTY. BUT AT ANY RATE, ARE WE
           PREPARED TO FIGHT BOTH SIDES AND FOR HOW LONG?
           IN THE FACE OF ISSUES SUCH AS THESE, THE UNITY OF THE CONTACT

           GROUP OF POWER ACTING ON BEHALF OF NATO IS IS LIKELY TO
           DISSOLVE, AND RUSSIA SURELY WILL INCREASE THEIR OPPOSITION AND
           EMERGE AS A SUPPORTER OF THE SERBIAN POINT OF VIEW. AND THEN
           DR. KISSINGER GOES ON -- AND I WON'T TAKE THE TIME OF THE
           SENATE IN REGARDS TO HIS ENTIRE STATEMENT -- BUT HE SUMS UP BY
           SAYING, "EACH DEPLOYMENT, EACH INVERY MEANT INTO THE BALKANS IS
           BOUND TO WEAKEN OUR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH NOOSE NOOSE NOOSE --
           IN NORTH KOREA, YOU DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND AND THAT TIME

           EXPIRES AND IT IS A PROBLEM IN TERMS OF OUR CREDIBILITY. THE
           PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAIN MAY BE EVEN MORE GRAVE. EACH TIME WE MAKE A
           PERIPHERAL DEPLOYMENT, THE ADMINISTRATION IS CONSTRAINED TO
           INSIST THAT THE DANGER TO AMERICAN FORCES IS MINIMAL BECAUSE
           THE DEPLOYMENT IS OFFICIALLY DESCRIBED AS A PEACE
           IMPLEMENTATION FORCE. SUCH COMMENTS HAVE TWO UNFORTUNATE
           CONSEQUENCES. THEY INCREASE THE IMPRESSION AMONG AMERICANS THAT
           MILITARY FORCE CAN BE USED CASUALTY-FREE" -- AND OBVIOUSLY,
           THAT IS A BIG CONCERN ON THE PART OF EVERYONE -- "AND THEY SEND

           A SIGNAL OF WEAKNESS TO POTENTIAL ENEMIES. FOR IN THE END, OUR
           FORCES WILL BE JUDGED HOW ADEQUATE THEY ARE FOR PEACE
           COMPOSITION, NOT PEACE IMPLEMENTATION." THE REASON I WENT SPEW
           THIS -- AND I WOULD ASK AT THIS POINT THAT THE FULL STATEMENT
           OF DR. KISSINGER BE INSERTED IN THE RECORD AT THIS POINT.
           

           THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
           

           MR. ROBERTS: AND THE REASON THAT I BROUGHT THIS UP IS WE HAVE
           SEVERAL SENATORS WHO ARE ARE CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS ON KOSOVO.
           ONE, I THINK, WOULD SIMPLY SAY THAT THE CONGRESS WOULD HAVE TO
           VOTE BEFORE ANY DEPLOYMENT OF ANY AMERICAN PILOT IN ANY KIND OF
           A MILITARY MISSION AND/OR GROUND TROOPS WOULD SET FOOT ON
           KOSOVO. THAT'S -- YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE EXTRA STEP, IF YOU WILL,
           TO CERTAINLY INCLUDE THE CONGRESS IN ANY DECISION MAKING. BUT I
           WOULD POINT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES -- AND I MADE MENTION OF THIS
           WHEN I TALKED IN BEHALF -- WHEN I SPOKE IN BEHALF OF THIS BILL;

           I.E., THE BILL IN RECORDS TO THE RETIREMENT FORM AND THE PAY
           REFORM BILL. AND I POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE IN A LAW -- AND LET
           ME JUST POINT OUT, IT'S PUBLIC LAW 105-262, OCTOBER 17, 1998.
           AND IT IS A PUBLIC LAW OF THE CONGRESS, AND THE PRESIDENT
           SIGNED IT. AND THERE'S SECTION 8115-A. AND WE SAY, "NONE OF THE
           FUNDS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS ACT
           MAY BE OBLIGATED OR EXPENDED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF
           FORCES OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES TO YUGOSLAVIA,

           ALBANIA OR MACEDONIA UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PRESIDENT, AFTER
           CONSULTATION WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE HOUSE, THE MAJORITY
           LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE,
           TRANSMITS TO CONGRESS A REPORT ON THE DEPLOYMENT THAT INCLUDES
           THE FOLLOWING." AND I WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO UNDERSTAND THIS.
           THIS IS IS THE LAW OF THE LAND -- THIS IS THE LAW OF THE LAND.
           AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THIS. AS A MATTER
           OF FACT, MY STAFF JUST AN HOUR AGO CONTACTED THE STAFF AT THE
           NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND WE SAID, "WHERE IS THE REPORT?"

           WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT PROGRESS OR INCREMENTAL STEPS OR LACK OF
           PROGRESS WITH THE PEACE TALKS, AND YET WE HAVE 4,000, 5,000,
           MAYBE 7,000 AMERICAN TROOPS READY TO DEPLOY IN REGARDS TO
           KOSOVO. THIS REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATION TO COME TO THE
           CONGRESS AND REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING THINGS. THE PRESIDENT'S
           CERTIFICATION THAT THE PRESENCE OF THOSE FORCES IN EACH COUNTRY
           TO WHICH THE FORCES ARE TO BE DEPLOYED IS NECESSARY AND IN THE
           NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES. THAT'S PRETTY
           BASIC. DOES OUR INVOLVEMENT REALLY INVOLVE OUR VITAL NATIONAL
           SECURITY INTERESTS?
           CAN A CASE BE MADE?

           NOW, THE PRESIDENT SPOKE TO IT IN TERMS OF HIS RADIO ADDRESS. I
           THINK THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME HE'S SPOKEN TO IT ON
           NATIONAL TELEVISION. BUT WE NEED TO REALLY KNOW, WHY IS OUR
           INTERVENTION INTO KOSOVO IN OUR VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY
           INTEREST?
           IS IT THE FUTURE OF NATO?
           I THINK SO, TO SOME DEGREE. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WE DON'T WANT
           ANOTHER PALESTINE IN THE MIDDLE 6 CENTRAL EUROPE?
           I KNOW THAT, BUT VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST, I DON'T
           KNOW. NUMBER TWO -- THE REASONS WHY THE DEPLOYMENT IS IN THE
           NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST. NUMBER THREE -- THE NUMBER OF
           UNITED STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL TO BE DEPLOYED. NUMBER FOUR --

           THE MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF FORCES TO BE DEPLOYED. NUMBER
           FIVE -- THE EXPECTED SCHEDULE FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE OBJECTIVES
           OF THE DEPLOYMENT. NUMBER SIX -- THE EXIT STRATEGY. MR.
           PRESIDENT, THE EXIT STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES FORCES ENGAGED
           IN THE DEPLOYMENT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A THREE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT
           HERE. THIS IS FOUR YEARS IN REGARDS TO BOSNIA. THE COSTS
           ASSOCIATEDITH THE DEPLOYMENT, AND THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR
           PAYING THOSE COSTS. NOW, I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF BLOOD PRESSURE
           IN THIS REGARD SINCE WE HAVE SPENT LITERALLY BILLIONS OF
           DOLLARS IN BOSNIA. BUT WE DIDN'T PAY FOR IT UP UPFRONT. WE

           DIDN'T PAY FOR IT WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL. WE DO PAY FOR IT WHEN
           THE PRESSURE COMES ON THE APPROPRIATORS TO COME UP WITH AN
           EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUEST, AND SO WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE
           COSTS WOULD BE IN REGARDS TO THIS -- IN REGARDS TO THIS
           DEPLOYMENT. AND FINALLY, THE ANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF THE
           DEPLOYMENT ON THE MORALE, RETENTION AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
           UNITED STATES FORCES. I MADE MENTION THAT ONE OF THE
           CONSIDERATIONS AS TO WHY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THE SERVICE TODAY
           IS THE QUALITY OF MISSION MISSION. AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHERE 60%
           OF OUR SERVICE PEOPLE TODAY ARE MARRIED, OBVIOUSLY PART OF

           FAMILIES. AND THEY GO TO BOSNIA AND PERHAPS KOSOVO AND THE
           MIDEAST AND KOREA, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO REALLY
           FILL THOSE BILLETS NOW, AND SO THEY'RE DEPLOYED FOR SIX MONTHS,
           NINE MONTHS, COME BACK AND, BANG, THEY'RE OVER THERE AGAIN.
           PLUS THE RESERVE AND THE GUARD. THAT'S ONE OF THE RESERVATIONS
           TO THE PERSONNEL TEMPO, THE OPERATIONAL TEMPO AS TO WHY PEOPLE
           ARE LEAVING THE SERVICE. BUT MISSION QUALITY IS ALSO A GOOD
           REASON, AND THAT'S NUMBER EIGHT IN REGARDS TO THE ANTICIPATED
           EFFECTS OF THE DEPLOYMENT ON THE MORALE, THE RETENTION AND THE

           EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED STATES FORCES. NOW, WE SAY IF THERE'S
           AN EMERGENCY HERE IN TERMS OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY, OBVIOUSLY
           THE PRESIDENT CAN INTERVEED. NOW, I WANT TO SEE THIS REPORT
           REPORT. WE MET WITH SECRETARY ALBRIGHT, SECRETARY COHEN AND OUR
           NATIONAL SECURITY -- AND OUR NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR, SANDY
           BERGER, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO DURING THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. IT
           WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING. AND WE MADE THEM AWARE OF THIS
           PARTICULAR PROVISION IN THIS REPORT. AND NOW I UNDERSTAND OF
           STAFF FROM THE N.S.C. THAT A REPORT WILL BE COMING, BECAUSE IN

           THE WORDS OF THE STAFF MEMBER, THERE IS A LULL OVER IN KOSOVO.
           WE HAVE A THREE-WEEK TIME PERIOD TO TRY TO WORK SOMETHING ELSE
           OUT IN REGARDS TO THE PEACE AGREEMENT. LET ME JUST POINT OUT
           SOMETHING, MR. PRESIDENT. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAID THAT WE
           WILL NOT COMMIT AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN TO A PEACEKEEPING ROLE
           IN KOSOVO UNLESS THERE WERE BENCHMARKS FOR PEACE. AND I WOULD
           ONLY REMIND THIS ADMINISTRATION AND MY COLLEAGUES IN BEHALF OF

           ALL THOSE IN THE MILITARY THAT IF YOU ARE A PEACEKEEPER, THERE
           BETTER BE A PEACE TO KEEP. BECAUSE WHEN THERE IS NOT A PEACE TO
           KEEP, YOU BECOME A TARGET. THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT SITUATION.
           SO CONSEQUENTLY, I AM VERY HOPEFUL THAT THE NATIONAL SECURITY
           COUNCIL WILL BE COMING FORTH WITH THIS REPORT AND GIVING THE
           REPORT TO OUR LEADERSHIP AND THE APPROPRIATE COMMITE CHAIRS.
           AND I THINK THAT SINCE THIS IS THE LAW, THAT PERHAPS WE CAN
           THINK ABOUT DELAYING ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THIS BILL IN
           REGARDS TO THE KOSOVO SITUATION SITUATION. I YIELD THE FLOOR.
           

           THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THANK YOU, SENATOR. DOES ANY SENATOR
           SEEK RECOGNITION?
           THE SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA.
           

           MR. WARNER: MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ON THIS. I
           WOULD HOPE IN THE SHORT ORDER WE CAN ADDRESS THE PENDING BILL
           BY THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS AND NORTH CAROLINA, BUT I'M NOT READY
           YET. I'M TRYING MY VERY BEST TO DETERMINE WHAT ARE THE COST
           RAMIFICATIONS OF EACH OF THESE AMENDMENTS AS THEY COME ALONG.
           AND AT THE MOMENT, WE'RE CLOSE TO ISOLATING THE FINANCIAL
           REPERCUSSIONS OF THE BILL OF THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS AND NORTH
           CAROLINA. I SEE THE SENATOR FROM MAINE, SO AT THIS MOMENT, I'LL

           YIELD THE FLOOR.
           

           THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM MAINE IS RECOGNIZED.
           

           MS. COLLINS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
           
           MANY SNOWE: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M VERY PLEASED TO SERVE
           AS ORIGINAL COSPONSOR OF S. 4 IN THE NAME OF HUNDREDS OF
           THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN TRAINED TO DETER, FIGHT AND WIN OUR
           WARS. I FIRST OF ALL WANT TO COMMEND SENATOR WARNER, WHO MADE
           THIS THE FIRST ORDER OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS NOT ONLY AS
           CHAIRMAN OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRST TIME
           THIS YEAR BUT ALSO FOR HERE ON THE FLOOR. AND AS WELL AS I WANT
           TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR LOTT FOR MAKING SURE THAT
           THIS WAS THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ISSUE THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING

           HERE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I
           ALSO WANT TO THANK SENATOR ALLARD, SENATOR LEVIN AND CLELAND
           FOR THEIR BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION ACE UNIVERSAL
           4.8% PAY RAISE AND -- LEGISLATION'S UNIVERSAL 4.8% PAY RAISE AS
           WELL AS OTHER PORTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE-REPORTED BILL. THE BILL
           OF RIGHTS ACT IS THE CONCEPT THAT MILITARY PERSONNEL SHOULD
           RECEIVE THE SAME RETIREMENT FACTORS BASED ON WHEN THEY JOIN BUT
           BASED ON THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE. IT IS NOTABLE,

           THEREFORE, THAT THE SENATE'S OPENING LEGISLATION OF THE YEAR
           INCREASES SOLDIER PAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A GENERATION AND
           STRIPS AWAY THE LAYERS OF UNFAIRNESS IN THE MILITARY RETIREMENT
           SYSTEM BASED SOLELY ON THE DATE OF ENTRY RATHER THAN ON THE
           LENGTH OF SERVICE. UNLIKE THE CURRENT ARRANGELY, WHICH IS MORE
           GENEROUS TO ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL WHO STARTED WORKING BEFORE
           1986, OUR PROPOSAL BENEFITS AND BONUSES AND OFFERS THE SAME
           RETIREMENT PACKAGE TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO BUILD A
           MILITARY CAREER OF AT LEAST 20 YEARS. TODAY, WE ALSO COMMIT

           OURSELVES TO A COMPREHENSIVE PAY RAISE OF 4.8%, THE LARGEST
           SINCE 1982, THAT NARROWS THE GAP BETWEEN MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
           SALARIES. WE COMMIT OURSELVES, AS SECRETARY COHEN DID LAST
           MONTH, IN RECOMMENDING SALARY INCREASES FOR NONCOMMISSIONED AND
           MID-GRADE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS TO RETENTION AND PROMOTION
           BONUSES THAT REWARD THE SKILLS OF 21ST-CENTURY WAR FIGHTERS. WE
           COMMIT OURSELVES FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TO MAKING LONG-TERM
           SAVINGS PLANS AVAILABLE TO UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS SO THAT
           THEY CAN BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY SECURITY. WE COMMIT
           OURSELVES TO INCREASING THE MONTHLY G.I. BENEFIT FOR SERVICE

           PEOPLE WHO SERVE AT LEAST FOR TWO YEARS WHILE ELIMINATING THE
           PUNITIVE $1,200 ENTRY FEE FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO WANT TO
           TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION UNDER THIS HISTORIC
           PROGRAM. AND WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE FOR
           THE JUNIOR ENLISTED RANKS BY MAKING AVAILABLE A SPECIAL
           SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE OF $180 PER MONTH AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO
           FOOD STAMP SUBSIDIES. THIS PROVISION WILL REMOVE FROM THE
           WELFARE ROLLS AN ESTIMATED 11,900 MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE

           LOWEST PAY GRADES. BEGINNING LAST SEPTEMBER AND CONTINUING
           THROUGH THE NEW YEAR YEAR, THE COMMITTEE CONSTRUCTED A PUBLIC
           RECORD OF THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL STRAINS THAT OUR
           MILITARY PEOPLE HAVE ENDURED IN RECENT TIMES. WE FOUND THAT THE
           TOTAL VALUE OF THE ARMY'S RETIREMENT PACKAGE HAD ERODED BY 25%
           SINCE 1986. WE ALSO FOUND THAT INADEQUATE PAY LEFT THE NAVY
           SHORT OF 7,000 SAILORS, THE AIR FORCE SHORT OF 2,000 PILOTS,
           AND THE MARINE CORPS SHORT OF COMBAT ENGINEERS BY A THRESHOLD

           OF 30%. LAST MONTH, GENERAL HENRY SHELTON, THE NATION'S SENIOR
           OFFICIAL IN UNIFORM, TOLD THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE THAT
           REFORMING MILITARY RETIREMENT REMAINS THE JOINT CHIEFS' HIGHEST
           PRIORITY. ECHO THE GENERAL SHELTON, THE AIR FORCE CHIEF OF
           STAFF TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT RESTORING THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
           AS A RETENTION INCENTIVE IS A TOP PRIORITY. THE COMMANDANT OF
           THE MARINE CORPS TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT UNIT COMMANDERS
           ROUTINELY CITE DISSATISFACTION WITH RETIREMENT AS ONE OF THE
           FOREMOST REASONS FOR SEPARATION SEPARATION. AND THE CHIEF OF
           NAVAL OPERATIONS TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT PAY AND RETIREMENT

           BENEFITS RANK AMONG OUR SAILORS' TOP DISSEARZ. AS THE
           CHAIRWOMAN OF THE ARMED SERVICES SEA POWER SUBCOMMITTEE, I MUST
           REPORT THAT INADEQUATE PAY HAS STRAINED OUR SPECIAL MARITIME
           OPERATION FORCES FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE NAVY SEALS. THE SEALS
           CONDUCT VITAL INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING AND ENEMY INFILTRATION
           ACTIVITIES IN ADVANCE OF OR AN AN ALTERNATIVE TO HIGHER-RISK
           CONVENTIONAL MILITARY CAMPAIGNS. INTENSE TRAINING SCHEDULES AND
           EXCITI MISSIONS HAVE TRADITIONALLY HELD SEAL RECRUITMENT AND
           RETENTION LEVELS TRADITIONALLY EXCEEDING THOSE FOR MOST OTHER

           NAVAL COMPONE INTS -- COMPONENTS BY BETWEEN 20% AND 30%. BUT
           TODAY THE SEAL REENLISTMENT RATE EXCEEDS THAT OF THE REST OF
           THE SERVICE BY ONLY 2%. THE SEALS NOW FACE AN OVERALL SHORTFALL
           OF 300 MEN, AND THE SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION
           TOLD THE "SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE" LAST WEEK THAT WHILE MORALE WAS
           STILL HIGH, THE PAY WAS TOO LOW. BEYOND THE SEALS, MR.
           PRESIDENT PRESIDENT, THE NAVY STRUGGLES WITH SKILLED PERSONNEL
           SHORTAGES THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE. 35% OF NAVAL AVIATORS ELECTED
           TO TAKE RETENTION BONUSES WHILE THE PENTAGON'S GOAL IN THIS

           AREA STANDS AT 50%. ENLISTED RETENTION OVERALL HAS DECREASED 6%
           TO 8% BELOW NORMAL REQUIREMENTS. FINALLY, THE MOST ACUTE TURN
           TURNOVER RATES FACED BY OUR SAILORS COME FROM THE RANKS OF
           THOSE WHO LEAD THEM, THE MID-LEVEL OFFICERS WHO COMMAND OUR
           SURFACE SHIPS AND SUBMARINES. THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT
           RESPONSIBILITIES IN AN AGGRESSIVE WAY TO THESE DISTURBING
           DEVELOPMENTS. WITH THIS LAW, WE DECLARE THAT WHILE CONGRESS
           CANNOT EQUALIZE THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF ALL ARMED SERVICES
           AND PRIVATE-SECTOR JOBS, IT CAN DEVISE COMPENSATION PLANS
           UPHOLDING THE VALUE OF MILITARY CAREERS REGARDLESS OF THE STATE

           OF THE ECONOMY. IT'S FAIR TO ASK, MR. PRESIDENT, WHY THE JOINT
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