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To: paul_philp who wrote (74813)	2/17/2003 4:30:35 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Why is the Administration you trust so much sending so many of our 'first responders' overseas for a possible war...? This is the lead story on the front page of the Los Angeles Times... February 17, 2003 Buildup Strains Public Safety As the Pentagon deploys more reservists overseas, police and fire officials face the loss of key personnel at a time of heightened threat. By Faye Fiore Los Angeles Times Staff Writer latimes.com <<...The U.S. military buildup for a possible war with Iraq is posing security concerns close to home as police forces, fire departments and emergency services across the nation find their ranks depleted by overseas deployments of reservists. A significant percentage of the reserve forces that make up half of the national defense also work in their civilian lives as so-called first-responders, protecting cities across America. The overlap was not a problem in the past, when the military took the citizen-soldiers it needed in infrequent call-ups; the numbers were small and the service period short. The Pentagon has never tracked how many of the nation's 1.3 million reservists wear a second hat in the vast network of local emergency services. And many employers were not even aware that some in their ranks were moonlighting as military reservists...>> The Pentagon that gets over $400 Billion of our tax dollars this year can't even track folks effectively...It makes you wonder what kind of intelligence they will rely on when they go into Iraq and play War Games. -s2