Finally!
by kos
Tue Jun 21, 2005 at 05:53:59 PM PDT
MR. McCLELLAN: I'd have to go check; that's a pretty large clan, as you --
Q Would you do that?
MR. McCLELLAN: -- as you referred to. In terms of -- and certainly there are members of the family that have served and served very admirably in the Armed Forces.
Q I'm not talking about the past, I'm talking about now.
MR. McCLELLAN: And in terms of your question on recruitment and the recruiting efforts, I think the Department of Defense has briefed on that recently and they've talked about their efforts to address some of the concerns that you bring up. I would refer you --
Q I asked if the President was concerned.
MR. McCLELLAN: Yes, it's something he talks to his military leaders about, and they keep him apprised of their efforts.
Q Is the President concerned?
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm sorry?
Q Is the President concerned?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, it's something he's kept apprised about, but I think you ought to look at the Department of Defense, and the way they have characterized it is the way I would --
Q I heard -- I heard Rumsfeld on the --
MR. McCLELLAN: -- is the way I would characterize it. They briefed on it recently, and they talked about their efforts to do a better job of recruiting people to volunteer for the military forces.
Why can't the White House give the Pentagon a little help and urge the nation to enlist, to help fight their war? Because it might call into question the refusal of the Bush clan to make the sacrifice themselves?
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