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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (310342)	10/22/2002 4:04:13 PM
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Request for armored reinforcements denied... In a decision that is later highly criticized, US Defense Secretary Les Aspin denies requests from General Montgomery for armored reinforcements, despite support for Montgomery's request from General Colin Powell. Aspin says that he did not want to create the appearance that the US was increasing forces in Somalia at a time when they were trying to reduce military presence. He later concedes,"Had I known at the time what I knew after the events of Sunday, [October 3]. I would have made a very different decision." In December, he is forced to resign. pbs.org If you read the rest of the material there, you will find that the other nations were willing but incapable of mounting a quick support/rescue mission - wrong equipment in the wrong places.

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