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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:35 AM
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Stripes: Army secretary: Can’t compare soldiers with contractors
Edited on Wed Nov-09-05 12:42 AM by lebkuchen
Money isn’t everything, especially when soldiers compare cash with the satisfaction “of protecting this great country,” Army Secretary Francis Harvey, said Tuesday.

“If your objective in life is to make a ton of money, I suggest you not become a soldier,” the top Army civilian told reporters in a Washington breakfast session.

“If you want to have a way of life” that includes “becoming a better citizen” and “protecting American values,” than soldiering is a good choice, he said.

http://stripes.com/article.asp?article=32872


Money is everything to the Bush administration. Isn't Bush leading by example?
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:38 AM
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1. cheney has already said that he had "better things to do" than...
...serve in the military.
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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:43 AM
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2. Then that explains Cheney disastrous job of protecting the country
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:26 AM
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3. They created this monster.
They never thought they were creating their own competition? Short-sighted, myopic, ill-thought policies.
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