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U.S. Military Ready for 'Whatever, Whenever'
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

The chairman also discussed the training of Iraqi dissidents. "No training has started yet, because we are still evaluating those plans," he said.

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
"The U.S. military is ready for whatever, whenever," the nation's top-ranking military officer said here today.

Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military remains able to respond to whatever the president asks of it, be it "crisis prevention or conflict across the entire spectrum."

Reporters asked if the length of time it is taking to get a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iraq works in Saddam Hussein's favor.

"In a hypothetical situation, the longer you wait, the longer an adversary has to prepare," Myers said. "But so do you. I would say no, we have a strong military force, we have potentially great military partners, and we'll contribute in many different ways." Myers said military planners would not limit the options open to the president in responding to crises.
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