Andrew P. Hunter said "But let me tell you, this provision in this particular bill is terrible for the warfighters. Let me talk about a small piece of it. You have what I call a 15-day wait, notify and hold provision. That means before any unit can go into Iraq, a 15-day period, waiting period, has to expire after you have notified the Armed Services Committees and the Defense appropriations committee that unit is 'ready for battle' and meets a mission-capability standard. Now, the problem with that is we have a war against terror in which teams, whether they are special operations teams, medivac teams, EOD teams, special fire support teams like C-130, A-6 gun ships are constantly moving across the boundaries between Iraq and the rest of the world. This idea that before a special forces team can move across a line you must have a 15-day notify and wait period is totally unworkable." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 14, 2007

But let me tell you, this provision in this particular bill is terrible for the warfighters. Let me talk about a small piece of it. You have what I call a 15-day wait, notify and hold provision. That means before any unit can go into Iraq, a 15-day period, waiting period, has to expire after you have notified the Armed Services Committees and the Defense appropriations committee that unit is 'ready for battle' and meets a mission-capability standard. Now, the problem with that is we have a war against terror in which teams, whether they are special operations teams, medivac teams, EOD teams, special fire support teams like C-130, A-6 gun ships are constantly moving across the boundaries between Iraq and the rest of the world. This idea that before a special forces team can move across a line you must have a 15-day notify and wait period is totally unworkable.

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Andrew P. Hunter

Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing concerns about a provision in a military bill during a House floor debate.

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