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But Mr. Craig contends that the Air Force has reneged on a promise made seven years ago to station a squadron of eight C-130's at Gowen Field, an Air National Guard base in Boise, his spokesman said. There are now four C-130's and another training aircraft based there. "This is a problem created by the Air Force that can be easily solved by the Air Force," Will Hart, the spokesman, said.

Mr. Hart would say only that "Senator Craig's record of overwhelming support for the military speaks for itself" and blamed the Air Force leadership for disclosing his hold "as some sort of strategy to renege on promises made to Senator Craig."

Sounds like his spokesman has confirmed the hold to me...

Having just finished a six-plus year stint in the Air Force last May, pardon me if I don't feel too sorry for these officers.

My opinion, they are overpaid and over-recognized. Give the promotions to the enlisted personnel. They don't need Congressional approval for a promotion, and they do more work anyway.

Poor, poor officers.

Trace

Charles H.:Sounds like his spokesman has confirmed the hold to me...

NY Times:But Mr. Craig contends that the Air Force has reneged on a promise made seven years ago to station a squadron of eight C-130's at Gowen Field, an Air National Guard base in Boise, his spokesman said. There are now four C-130's and another training aircraft based there. "This is a problem created by the Air Force that can be easily solved by the Air Force," Will Hart, the spokesman, said.

No confirmation here. The "problem" in the above statement as defined by the context of the statement is the lacking number of C-130's and not any "hold" problem.

NYTimes:Mr. Hart would say only that "Senator Craig's record of overwhelming support for the military speaks for itself" and blamed the Air Force leadership for disclosing his hold "as some sort of strategy to renege on promises made to Senator Craig."

Not sure. The last quote in this sentence is badly butchered. If Hart is admitting to a "hold" then why the freep not quote the entire sentence on what Hart says?

I can not draw any conclusions from this article about Senator Craig and any potential "hold".