Word: cheney
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Military leaders retort that rushing unprepared troops into action would have been irresponsible. Says Defense Secretary Dick Cheney: "I feel very strongly we would have run the risk of getting a lot of people killed unnecessarily if we sent units ((to the gulf)) before they were ready." Cheney argues that a balanced reduction in the overall strength of the armed services will require cutbacks in the Guard and reserves: "If we're going to cut active-duty personnel, and we are -- the Army's going from 18 active to 12 active divisions -- I don't need as many reservists...
...measure also authorized servicewomen to have abortions in military clinics, at their own expense, and cleared female pilots to fly combat missions at the discretion of their services. All these issues are likely to be decided differently when the Senate produces its bill, but Bush and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney have both warned of a presidential veto if the House version prevails...
...DICK CHENEY...
...Cheney's record and his proven skills at stroking Congress would be solid pluses for the Defense Secretary as a running mate for Bush. Some Washington insiders believe he would take the job if offered it. He is very low key as a campaign orator, however, and three years ago he underwent a heart bypass ) operation. His doctor says he's fine. But Democrats could, not unfairly, ask whether the men on a Bush-Cheney team had a good ticker between the two of them...
COVER Computer-altered State of the Union photograph for TIME by Diana Walker. Inset heads (clockwise from lower left): Carroll Campbell by Diana Walker; Dick Cheney by Jacques Witt -- Sipa Press; Nancy Kassebaum by Ann States -- SABA; Pete Wilson by Ed Andersen; Colin Powell by Robert Trippett -- Sipa Press