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Bush today on the Draft---Who Believes THIS?

Mon Oct 04, 2004 at 03:53:17 PM PDT

From a stop in Iowa today:

"Now, secondly, I want to answer something -- you didn't ask it, but I'm going to ask it myself. (Laughter.) Are you going to keep the all-volunteer army volunteer? And the answer is absolutely. (Applause.) That is why we increased pay to make the all-volunteer army work. That's why we increased housing benefits. That's why we're making sure these troops are skilled.

Secondly, in order to win the war on terror, we need specialized forces. This is specialty work. If you draft, you don't get the specialized force you need. We don't need a draft. We will not have a draft so long as I'm the President of the United States."

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