Sanchez Complained of Shortages to Pentagon
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq complained to the Pentagon last winter that his supply situation was so poor that it threatened Army troops' ability to fight, according to an official document that has surfaced only now.
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News Item: &quot;The US Army has threatened to partially withhold payments to Halliburton due to allegations of overcharges for food, shelter and services.&quot; ...
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Deteriorating conditions in Iraq are a consequence of &quot;the arrogance and incompetency of the civilian leadership at the Pentagon,&quot; Sen. Chuck Hagel said Monday.
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A soldier who generated front-page headlines by asking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about a shortage of armored vehicles in Iraq got advice from a reporter before posing the question.
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A Defense Department auditor last week criticized Army managers responsible for overseeing a giant logistical contract with Halliburton Co., saying in a memo they have not been firm enough in seeking justification for $1.8B in expenses for work in Iraq and Kuwait.
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The Army's largest major command is cautioning the Pentagon that its spending cuts could make it unable to comply with some environmental laws, putting the military at risk of having training sites shut down by activists' lawsuits.
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In a rare public airing of grievances, disgruntled soldiers complained to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday about long deployments and a lack of armored vehicles and other equipment.
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Warning that the active-duty Army "will break" under the strain of today's war-zone rotations, the nation's top Army general yesterday called for expanding the force by 7,000 or more soldiers a year and lifting Pentagon restrictions on involuntary call-ups of Army National Guard and Army Reserve troops....
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A newspaper charged Saturday that the country&#39;s troops in Afghanistan were suffering severe shortages of equipment, but the defence ministry said the soldiers had the tools to accomplish their mission.
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Freddy Sanchez was a man without a job last spring. This time, he doesn't have a position.
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Tom Briggs was surprised to hear Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld cite capacity constraints to explain the shortage of vehicle armor in Iraq.
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The Pentagon may have to boost the Army's size or call up more reserves to ease the war's burden.
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With the U.S. military heavily  engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior general said on  Thursday he expected the Pentagon will make permanent a  temporary increase of 30,000 soldiers in the Army.
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The head of the guards union at the federal prison where Martha Stewart will serve her time said Monday that staffing shortages will make it difficult to protect her.
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A British newspaper charged Saturday that the country&#39;s troops in Afghanistan were suffering severe shortages of equipment, but the defence ministry said the soldiers had the tools to accomplish their mission.
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The Defense Department is seeking an additional $42.3 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total request for 2008 to nearly $190 billion, according to prepared testimony Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is to present to Congress this afternoon.
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The Bush administration has been unable to muster even half of the 2,500 National Guardsmen it planned to have on the Mexican border by the end of June.