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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence

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To: John Hunt who wrote (10872)11/21/2001 7:54:29 AM
From: John Hunt  Read Replies (1) of 27666
 
Military Favors a Homeland Command

The nation's top military authorities favor appointing a four-star commander to coordinate federal troops used in homeland defense, part of a broad reorganization that Pentagon officials say could change some forces' primary mission from waging war overseas to patrolling at home.

Although the Pentagon has regional commanders in chief, known as CINCs, who are responsible for Europe, the Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and South Asia, none exists for managing the deployment of U.S. forces in the United States. Creating one now, military officials say, would clarify the chain of command for those troops.

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