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Wednesday Jan. 23, 2002; 11:02 p.m. EST
Jeffords: Terrorism War Doesn't Warrant Defense
Increases
Sen. Jim Jeffords said Wednesday that he opposes increasing the
defense budget to deal with the threat of global terrorism.
In a Vermont radio interview the ex-Republican first explained that he
opposed further tax cuts scheduled under the Bush economic program, then he told
WVMT's "Charlie and Ernie in the Morning," "I'm also not enthusiastic about the
huge increases that are desired for defense either."
The political switch-hitter contended that the global terrorist threat has
greatly diminished since 9/11, obviating the need to boost the military budget.
"The situation we're in can well be handled within the existing budget,"
Jeffords said. "Afghanistan right now is not in any kind of condition - the
Taliban has been really dismembered. So the threat over there is not that great
and we have more than sufficient personnel and equipment and all to handle any
of the world's situations that are likely to evolve."
Jeffords also took some heat from the Vermont radio duo for canceling his
regular monthly appearances on their show after he switched parties last spring.
"We hadn't had, really, the way to do it since being moved out of our Hart
(Senate Office) Building," the Vermont Independent first claimed, invoking
October's anthrax attacks.
But when the WVMT hosts pointed out that he'd had been AWOL on Vermont radio
for months before the Hart Building was shut down - Jeffords replied, "Well, um,
we're going to correct it."
http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/1/23/220418
To think this Pinko used to be a Republican!
Gag....
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