Thursday, November 17, 2005
PRESS RELEASE: CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE AMERICAN MILITARY AND WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR
PRESS RELEASE: CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE
AMERICAN MILITARY AND WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR
FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER (R-CA)
Washington: (11/17/05) Congressman Duncan Hunter
can be seen smiling around the halls of Congress these
days. He has worked very hard to fund a nimble, yet
strong military. As a Vietnam veteran, he understands
the needs of the military. Few of his Democratic
colleagues can claim such experience.
And yet the Democrats attack the House GOP budget.
The Republican plan increases army end strength by
40,000 troops. This allows shorter tours of duty
while fighting terrorists and longer periods staying
at home, with their families. It allows for better
training and a more complete military. The GOP plan
also includes funding for the Future Combat System
(FCS), while the Democrats plan delays implementation.
Additionally, the GOP plan keeps funding constant for
the space tracking and airborne laser programs. These
programs help build a combat force that is better
equipped to face tomorrow's challenges.
The Republican plan is about personal choice and
personal responsibility. Many soldiers are
over-insured by the TRICARE plans. A cafeteria plan
gives them the ability to decide how to spend their
health care money. The Democrats seek to continue
their status quo, paternalistic, big government plan,
foisting large sums of money, inefficiently, on health
care plans which are never used. The GOP plan allows
soldiers to keep extra cash if they choose not to
spend all of their cafeteria allowance on health care
plans.
We are fighting a war against terrorists. We have
successfully made Iraq the central front in the war
against terror. We cannot go soft and allow ourselves
to be fooled into believing that we cannot be attacked
again. We fight so that our children do not have to.
We fight for the safety of our homeland. We fight for
the pride and dignity of being an American. If we
yield to temptation, even in the slightest, we give
the terrorist an opportunity. Congressman Duncan
Hunter has worked too hard for too long to let anybody
tarnish his flag. We cannot let the terrorists,
architects of 9/11, win this eternal struggle.
AMERICAN MILITARY AND WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR
FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER (R-CA)
Washington: (11/17/05) Congressman Duncan Hunter
can be seen smiling around the halls of Congress these
days. He has worked very hard to fund a nimble, yet
strong military. As a Vietnam veteran, he understands
the needs of the military. Few of his Democratic
colleagues can claim such experience.
And yet the Democrats attack the House GOP budget.
The Republican plan increases army end strength by
40,000 troops. This allows shorter tours of duty
while fighting terrorists and longer periods staying
at home, with their families. It allows for better
training and a more complete military. The GOP plan
also includes funding for the Future Combat System
(FCS), while the Democrats plan delays implementation.
Additionally, the GOP plan keeps funding constant for
the space tracking and airborne laser programs. These
programs help build a combat force that is better
equipped to face tomorrow's challenges.
The Republican plan is about personal choice and
personal responsibility. Many soldiers are
over-insured by the TRICARE plans. A cafeteria plan
gives them the ability to decide how to spend their
health care money. The Democrats seek to continue
their status quo, paternalistic, big government plan,
foisting large sums of money, inefficiently, on health
care plans which are never used. The GOP plan allows
soldiers to keep extra cash if they choose not to
spend all of their cafeteria allowance on health care
plans.
We are fighting a war against terrorists. We have
successfully made Iraq the central front in the war
against terror. We cannot go soft and allow ourselves
to be fooled into believing that we cannot be attacked
again. We fight so that our children do not have to.
We fight for the safety of our homeland. We fight for
the pride and dignity of being an American. If we
yield to temptation, even in the slightest, we give
the terrorist an opportunity. Congressman Duncan
Hunter has worked too hard for too long to let anybody
tarnish his flag. We cannot let the terrorists,
architects of 9/11, win this eternal struggle.
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