01/14/2009
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"These cuts affect each unit's ability to accomplish their mission."
"Given Iraq's importance and strategic location, it is profoundly in the U.S. national interest that Iraq emerge as a strategic partner to the United States; sovereign, stable and self-reliant; and a p..."
"What rationale drove the drawdown at the height of the fighting season?"
"despite well-founded attempts to improve our Federal Acquisition Rules (FARs) they remain complicated and outdated, leading to increased procurement times and costs."