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who caused the mess.
As our sons and daughters were serving four and five tours of duty in Iraq, Virginia Democrat Sen. Jim Webb proposed that active duty troops have at least the same time at home as the length of their previous tour of duty overseas. Time needed to reunite with their families, stem the rising tides of divorce and suicide, repair or replace equipment and receive the latest training. Despite support of 56 senators, a Republican filibuster killed the proposal.
Democrats proposed an extra 0 5 percent military pay raise above what President Bush requested last year. Bush threatened to veto even
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