We ask these young men and women to sacrifice themselves, to give their lives, ... I believe it's part of that leadership of that department that the secretary of defense would personally write these letters, personally sign them at least.
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The military leaders will tell you this battle is not going to be won by military force, it's a political struggle like every insurgency, ... We can buy time and create an environment, but if you don't have the civilian experts, who can talk about reconstruction, political activity, education reform, then we're not gong to improve people's lives.
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I am not opposed to sensible bankruptcy law reform, but this Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 is a reverse Robin Hood - squeeze the down-on-their-luck middle class and impoverished Americans and give the proceeds to the financial services industry.
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