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To: WellyP
I have known Sec. Cohen since he started his Washington career.

He is the one who refused to let the Military protect the Rangers in Somalia.

You should really, really listen to him.

He is trying to get back on board the Dihimmi train.

20 posted on 05/29/2009 9:15:04 AM PDT by Dan(9698)
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To: Dan(9698)
He is the one who refused to let the Military protect the Rangers in Somalia.

That was Les Aspin.

Cohen didn't become SecDef until 1997.

21 posted on 05/29/2009 9:23:51 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (Happiness is a choice!)
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To: Dan(9698)

Former Clinton defense secretary William Cohen criticized the Obama administration for cutting back on missile defense just as North Korea ramps up its nuclear testing. Not sure this helps Sec. Cohne with the Dems! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2260618/posts

Obama Missile Defense Cuts A Mistake http://www.aim.org/don-irvine-blog/obama-missle-defense-cuts-a-mistake/

From ABC News’ Jake Tapper Writing the Washington Times, William Cohen, a Republican senator from Maine who served as President Bill Clinton’s defense secretary from 1997 through 2001, says that President Obama’s decision to reduce the funding commitment to the US missile-defense system by $1.4 billion “sends the signal that we do not take the threats of rogue regimes seriously, and are willing to take the risk that current technologies are sufficient to prevent devastating...


23 posted on 05/29/2009 9:39:31 AM PDT by WellyP
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