03/22/2010
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"I congratulate both of you on your nominations, and we look forward to confirming you as rapidly as possible."
"I hope so. Because one of the recurrent, not complaints, but voiced requirements, that I hear in places like Kabul, Baghdad, Kandahar, and other places is that there is a significant delay."
"It has long been a goal of commanders of USFK to change from year-long, unaccompanied tours for most soldiers assigned to duty in South Korea to a normalized tour of 3 years, accompanied by dependents..."
"General Dempsey also acknowledged, however, that if adequate funding is not provided by Congress, DOD strategy will have to change to reflect the resources that are made available."