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Title (Dublin Core): Dole for Senate 2002 Defense Remarks and Press Releases, 1999-2002
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Congress (Dublin Core): 106th (1999-2001)
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Elizabeth Dole
Forrestal Lecture
United States Naval Academy

April 14, 1999

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen for that very warm welcome, and thank you, Midshipman Frederick, for those wonderful words of introduction. And heartfelt thanks to Admiral Ryan for the kind invitation to be with you and to Admiral Roughead, Dean Miller, and Midshipman Nance for your efforts in making this evening possible. What a pleasure it is to be here!

It is a special honor for me to join the prestigious roster of speakers who have stood before you to deliver the Forrestal Lecture. I don't need to tell you how important James Forrestal was, first, in creating the great naval force that helped win World War II, and then, in serving as this nation's first Secretary of Defense.

But I'm not sure how much you may know, about how he came to be involved with the Navy.

When World War I broke out, Forrestal was a young man and eager to serve. He and some of his college friends from Princeton decided to volunteer. So they went down to the nearest Army barracks to sign up. But these eager recruits were turned away. They were told they had to go through channels.

Forrestal thought that was possibly too bureaucratic for him. So he and a friend went to a Marine Corps' recruiting station. Are there any Marines or future Marines here tonight?

Well, at the station, Forrestal found himself standing in a long line. Up ahead they saw another college fellow, a lot like themselves. And they overheard this young man ask the Sergeant, "So, when do I receive my commission?"

The Sergeant stared at him and said, "If you pass your physical-which I doubt-you'll go to boot camp in Parris Island. After a year, if you're very exceptional ... you may be a corporal."

Forrestal looked over at his buddy and they both slipped out of line and left.

Finally he tried for a Navy commission. In order to get it, he actually learned to fly a plane. It was the early days of naval aviation. But even then, I'm afraid, he was rated "generally inept." But he stuck to it and won his wings.
These experiences may be one reason why, when Forrestal was a senior civilian official in World War II, you didn't always find him behind his desk. He visited allied forces in France in the summer of '44. He was on a ship in the Pacific to observe the landings at Iwo Jima, and later he hit the beach himself.

I think he had learned something from his early recruiting days. First, never let red tape stand in the way of your desire to serve. And second, he admired Marines for the rest of his life.

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You know, James Forrestal was truly a member of what Tom Brokaw calls "The Greatest Generation" - the men and women who saw this country through two world wars and a great depression.

I was just a child listening to the radio with my mother in February 1945, while my brother John served aboard the original USS Saratoga-CV 3. The ship was supporting the Iwo Jima landing when it was hit, just after dusk, by Kamikaze planes. And I recall learning this news, and hoping ... and praying that my brother and his fellow sailors would return safely. These brave men stood strong in the face of enemy aggression. Like you, they believed in duty, honor and commitment. And they lived those values, helping make this the strongest nation in the world.

Some people think we've lost those standards today. Yes, we've been let down by people we should look up to. But these past months and years I've been traveling around the nation, talking to people-hearing their concerns and what they want for this great country. And I'm glad to say I've met countless men and women who do believe in our highest values. Men like John McCain whom I truly admire. John has lived the values of this academy - duty, honor and commitment.

And for eight years I was honored to join thousands of Red Cross ("Red Cross" highlighted) workers and volunteers who share these values, who're making a positive difference at home and abroad. I know that many other people from humanitarian organizations-a number of you, here tonight-share that passion for service.

But tonight I'm especially pleased to address the brigade of midshipmen: men and women who've made service and honor really count. In the middle of this demanding Academy program, you've given your time and talents to help your neighbors. I've heard about the Midshipman Action Group and how you've put in more than 16,000 hours of community service. I know you are an inspiration to the kids you've tutored and the families you've helped. Congratulations! Bravo Zulu!

Tonight, I'd also like to remember the Academy graduates who are serving on ships and stations across the world, upholding our deepest national interests and beliefs.

Right now, at least a dozen members of last year's graduating class are aboard ships in the Adriatic -- ensigns like Shawn Cowan, aboard USS Philippine Sea ... Jason Foster, aboard USS Leyte Gulf ... and Rachel Nagle, aboard USS Vella Gulf. They are participating in our operations to save the people and restore the peace of Kosovo.

Look around you. Less than a year from now, men and women of the Class of '99 will also be serving this nation, in places and crises yet unknown. And as the years pass, all of you will be models for future midshipmen, the midshipmen of the 21st Century.

So tonight, I can't think of a more important group of people to talk to about American leadership - in peace and in war. And I can't think of a more important time.

In recent weeks, in Kosovo, we have seen the terrible consequences of unbridled aggression and ethnic hatred. For years, Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic has carried out a systematic, violent campaign to terrorize and destroy non-Serb communities. To date, more than half a million ethnic Albanians have fled their homes for safety in nearby countries. Behind them, Milosevic's forces have burned and looted homes ... shot opponents ... force-marched women and children out of cities ... and herded fathers and sons to unknown fates.

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Tragically, we've seen Milosevic in action before. Seven years ago, as head of the Red Cross, I went to the Croatian-Bosnian border to inspect a transit station for refugees from the Bosnian conflict. The station was a joint Red Cross/U.N. facility, which provided care for recently released prisoners from Serbian detention camps. Hundreds had come to the station the night before my arrival. They were being treated and interviewed to assess whether the Serb camps were abiding by the Geneva Convention.

Sadly, the survivors showed all the physical evidence of months of malnourishment, deprivation and ill-treatment. Refugees reported beatings and torture; brothers and cousins shot; wives and young sisters raped.

Of course, the former Yugoslavia is not the only place we've witnessed the evils of ethnic violence. In 1994, the Red Cross and other humanitarian groups were working to help more than a million refugees from the bloody massacres in Rwanda. Camps were hastily set up in Zaire, now Congo, for survivors. I came in with an inspection team in a small propeller aircraft. From the plane's window, I saw a huge mass of people in the choking dust and heat. I also saw jeeps and trucks with our beautiful red-on-white cross-and an enormous U.S. C-141 military aircraft, unloading critical supplies.

To those who question the military's role in such rescue efforts, I'll just say-there are simply times when nobody else can do the job.

Even with our help, thousands of Rwandans would die of wounds, infection, contaminated water and disease. That day, we literally stepped over dead bodies as we went about our work.

The Red Cross and other organizations have had long experience dealing with natural disasters. But these were not natural disasters. They were caused by humans and demanded a human cure.

Some people say, should the United States really get involved in any of this? Isn't it enough that we have groups like the Red Cross to handle humanitarian concerns? Can't the United Nations and regional bodies take care of regional problems?

The answer is simple. Wherever America's national interests and our national values intersect, this nation must lead. That includes using military force when necessary.

This is a particularly appropriate time to be reflecting on that leadership. Last month, NATO-the core of freedom since World War II-opened its doors to three new members: Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. These three former members of the Warsaw Pact bring with them a tremendous commitment to freedom, a freedom they value and struggled to win.

But their leaders have been the first to acknowledge that they did not do it alone. It was the United States, which kept the faith, during four decades of Cold War, which led a powerful democratic alliance to keep freedom safe in Europe and elsewhere, and which inspired the struggle for human rights and liberty.

The West's thriving free markets put the lie to Marxist propaganda. Our rule of law shamed dictatorships. Our workers' real rights inspired workers' unions like Solidarity. And our respect for the life of the spirit supported religious believers everywhere, as they kept their faith despite adversity.

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Some thought that fundamental change would never come. In Korea and Vietnam, we paid a high price. America's world role, its intentions, its commitments, were frequently challenged, here at home and abroad. The Soviets led campaign after campaign to discredit and undermine our leadership.

Nowadays, there's a tendency to look back and assume democracy was unstoppable. In fact, change required leaders who had the vision and courage to stay the course. As Ronald Reagan told the British House of Commons in 1982, "It may not be easy to see, but I believe we live now at a turning point. We must be staunch in our conviction that freedom is not the sole prerogative of a lucky few .... What I am describing now is a plan and a hope for the long term - the march of freedom and democracy, which will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history. ... "

The pundits were horrified at Reagan's radical prediction and tough language. But within seven years, that boldness changed the world.

As U.S. Secretary of Labor, I found myself in Poland in the summer of 1989, meeting with Solidarity labor leaders. It was August and the Soviet bloc was crumbling. In Moscow, the Communist Party's "perestroika" reforms had failed to halt economic and political collapse. That January, Hungary had voted to allow independent parties. The last Soviet troops had left Afghanistan in February, ending a disastrous ten years of military occupation. By July, floods of East Germans were pouring into Western embassies, seeking to emigrate.

Just as I arrived in Warsaw, the Polish Parliament elected its first non-Communist Prime Minister in more than 40 years. Three months later, the Berlin Wall was down. The elation was incredible.

Now, ten years later, we know that the challenges of the post-Cold War era have just begun.

Today, in many of the former Soviet nations, democratic and marketplace structures remain fragile. In Europe, NATO is struggling to address the Yugoslavia conflict, while Moscow has opposed NATO's action in defiance of world outrage at Belgrade's aggression. In the Middle East, a lasting peace is still under siege. Across the world, terrorists have struck at the West and its allies-from the World Trade Center bombing in New York City, to deadly sarin-gas attacks in the subways of Tokyo. And as the bombings in Oklahoma City and our embassies in East Africa warn us, terror may strike where we may least expect it.

Meanwhile, weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them are proliferating around the world. North Korean, Chinese and Russian armaments and technicians are building up the stockpiles of rogue nations. Just this week, both India and Pakistan held new tests of nuclear-capable missiles, the latest steps in an escalating arms race between those countries. In North Korea, people are starving while the communist leadership pours resources into advanced missiles and, it is reported, a nuclear-weapons program.

All the new computer technologies that work for us, are also sometimes working against us. At a recent Washington Roundtable on Science and Public Policy, a defense expert pointed out that "The world is awash in equipment far superior to that used by the United States itself in building its own missiles ... The missiles and nuclear weapons that were mainstays for the United States during the Cold War were designed with the help of computers less powerful than today's better desktop models."

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And there are new weapons of mass disruption, which threaten our critical infrastructure: computer viruses, e-mail attacks and "Trojan Horses" that aim to disable industry and government services, and potentially, our very defenses.

Remember that "Melissa" e-mail virus, which hit companies and government a few weeks ago? In case you think it was merely annoying, consider this. I've been informed that the server that provides e-mail communications for a major naval aviation depot was bombarded by 57,000 Melissa messages. The electronic barrage brought communications temporarily to a halt. What might an actual attack do?

This constellation of new technologies and global crises may tempt us to believe we are in totally uncharted waters. But I believe the lesson of history still holds true: America has always risen to its challenges, we always will. We protect our freedom best when America leads-and when that leadership is clear, credible and capable.

Clear leadership requires a steady sense of purpose. Our free society and global economy require an environment that respects liberty and individual rights. We are the world's only superpower. More important, we are the world's only superpower democracy. If we are to shape a world that is open to our values and ideals and well-being, we must accept our responsibility to lead.

What does this mean in practical terms? First and foremost, it means staying true to our fundamental values.

Two decades of American engagement have helped build a more open, more prosperous economy in China. That has benefited the Chinese people and strengthened the ties between our nations. Meanwhile, however, China's human rights situation is sharply deteriorating. It's time to press Beijing much harder for reform.

No nation benefits from closed political structures, closed markets, and closed ideas. Washington does not do China any favors when it averts official eyes from Beijing's stagnant human rights situation, or important questions of trust and national security.

I know we and China can talk. As Secretary of Transportation, I represented the United States in tough aviation and maritime negotiations in Beijing. While I was there, I also went, with my friends Senator Pat Moynihan and Senator Pete Dominici, to attend services in a Beijing church.

We need to support, publicly, freedom of conscience and speech in China. We need to insist on free and fair access to markets and respect for intellectual property rights. And we need to stand by our friends in Taiwan. And while we reach out to China as a partner for peace, we need to shut those doors to our military secrets.

Global stability demands no less.

And that brings me to the important question of credibility. ("important question of credibility")

Friends and adversaries alike must trust our words. Mixed messages send mixed signals. There's a high cost in lives and resources when an adversary doubts your meaning and decides to test your will. (paragraph highlighted)

Our society's open debates are often misinterpreted by leaders of regimes where speech is suppressed. They think dissent means a lack of determination. Well, we will always have

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debate and competing interests. That's the American way. But as I've learned from years of experience in international forums, that's all the more reason for the United States Commanders-in-Chief to say what they mean and to mean what they say.

Credibility counts. And if you have any question about that, look at the U.N. weapons inspections mess in Iraq or today's tragedy in Kosovo.

When tough deadlines are set and then repeatedly postponed-when the other side appears to break its agreements with impunity-when we accept half-promises: we send the wrong signal about our values and our will. (paragraph highlighted)

That's especially true when American commitments are caged in hesitation. Long experience teaches that when we've committed military forces to a rightful goal, we should use all the power necessary to achieve it. Categorical refusals to employ ground forces, or vows that the United States won't ever go it alone: This kind of thing simply encourages adversaries to shift strategies, wait it out, or attempt to break our alliances. (paragraph highlighted)

Some people ask, do we have a national interest in Kosovo? The answer is, we have an interest in Europe. Our leadership is needed when aggression jeopardizes that region's stability and security and threatens our deepest democratic values.

But today, we must deal with reality. In Kosovo, we are the only power capable of stopping an immense threat to peace and progress throughout that region. We and our allies should carry out that mission in the swiftest and most effective way possible.

So today, I call on President Clinton to rally our nation, strengthen our international coalitions and build up and deploy the forces necessary to win the war. To secure our objectives, Milosevic's forces must depart from Kosovo and the refugees must return safely under the protection of a NATO-led force. To accept the status quo is to risk defeat, defeat for NATO and defeat for the humanitarian - and very American - objective of preventing genocide where we can. Does that mean ground troops? If the NATO commanders and the Joint Chiefs of Staff say that ground troops are required to accomplish our goals, then my answer is yes.

That brings me to the question of capability-making sure that today and in the future, we have the tools we need to bring to the job.

Those tools include strong alliances and effective international partnerships. Our leadership in international trade and monetary organizations is essential for upholding our core economic interests and promoting worldwide economic growth. NATO, now celebrating its 50th anniversary, can be a source of security and stability, not only for Europe, but elsewhere. For instance, in 1990, when Coalition naval forces deployed to the Persian Gulf to enforce sanctions against Iraq and later, liberate Kuwait, decades of NATO exercises and interoperability stood behind their success.

America must also preserve its pre-eminent ability to deter threats and defeat aggression. Ten years ago, real budget cuts and defense restructuring were needed to move our military away from the Cold War years. That grew into a perilous 39-percent drop from defense spending levels in the mid-1980s. Today, we are seeing the results in lowered readiness, in aging hardware and in reduced morale. Military budget cuts have turned the Pentagon into a triangle. I want to build it back up. (paragraph highlighted from "perilous 39-percent drop (...)" on)

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Shortfalls have stripped units of essential equipment and spare parts. Last year, only 50 percent of non-deployed ships were mission-ready. Lack of equipment grounded aircraft and reduced tank training hours. ("shortfalls have stripped unites of essential equipment and spare parts" and "lack of equipment grounded aircraft and reduced tank training hours")

Perhaps worse are the shortfalls in personnel. Today's Navy recruitment goals are about one-third below Cold-War levels; even so, the Service recruited some 7,000 fewer sailors than its goals last year. The Air Force is some 1,000 pilots short of its official goals. Last month, Brigadier General John Casey testified to Congress that some Army units train at only 60 percent strength. "It's like trying to train a basketball team with only four players," he said. ("shortfalls in personnel" and "General John Casey testified to Congress that some army units train at only 60 percent strength. "It's like trying to train a basketball team with only four players"" highlighted)

Meanwhile, procurement spending is so slow that the average ship, tank or aircraft will have to last some 53 years before being replaced. (paragraph highlighted)

Listen to a report from the Brookings Institution-which is no apologist for military spending! "First-to-fight units may have adequate resources, but other units are suffering." The authors conclude: "[L]eft unchecked, these trends could eventually cut into our ability to sustain a vigorous one-war strategy while conducting missions in places like Bosnia."

Should we just ask adversaries to wait?

When we stripped our defenses like this after World War II, we paid the price ... in communist expansion in Europe and Asia, and soon, in war on the Korean peninsula. Forrestal said it best, back in 1947, in his first report as Secretary of Defense: "Our quick and complete demobilization," he said, "was a testimonial to our good will rather than to our common sense."

Let's show some common sense. Let's restore basic readiness, and let's make those essential investments in the advanced weaponry and technologies we'll need in the 21st Century.

And no investment could be more important than strategic defense.

It's been more than 15 years since President Reagan asked a simple question: "What if?" What if we could live free from fear of nuclear missile attack? What if we could intercept and destroy strategic ballistic missiles? Wouldn't it be better to save lives than avenge them?" he asked.

Much has changed-but not this. The American people still have no defense against a nuclear missile.

Let me pause a minute to quote a great American statesman, the former Senate Majority Leader, Bob Dole. "The top priority of any President should be to provide for the safety of the American people. It is his greatest responsibility."

Or hers.

Congress has spoken out clearly for a renewed effort to build a national missile defense. The Clinton administration is finally, reluctantly, pursuing a program. But it continues to wait on a deployment decision.

Friends, the debate is over. Missile defense is an absolute requirement-to protect our free world-to reduce the threat of rogue nuclear powers to our people, our allies, and our overseas forces. Let's gear our programs up and make the investment we need to bring an effective system into reality. (paragraph highlighted)

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Are all these defense investments really needed -in a world where we are the only superpower? First, let's keep this in context. National defense is now only 16 percent of the Federal budget, the lowest share in the past 50 years. To look at it another way, we invest only three percent of our gross domestic product in the defenses that keep us secure. This, too, is the lowest share in 50 years.

Second, it is true we no longer face a single superpower adversary. But we face something with the same dangerous potential: a world of unpredictable political change and racing technologies, where economic ties and telecommunications bring distant issues to our doorstep, and advanced weaponry puts serious threats in the hands of smaller powers.

It is more important than ever to display the leadership, and make the investments, to contain aggression and preserve global stability. Failing to do so increases the likelihood and the costs of violent conflict.

We can keep the peace and pursue American commitments only with strength. For that, I have to thank you, who have chosen to go in harm's way for your country.

I look at you and know that Americans have what it takes to lead. And I believe our nation will do what it takes to make the coming century a great one for humankind.

The road ahead beckons. It leads to a world of limitless possibility. God willing, we will travel it together, with courage and conviction ... leaving no one behind, carrying all to freedom. President Theodore Roosevelt had a simple formula for success in adversity. He told Americans, "We are face to face with our destiny, and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage. For ours is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty. Let us live in the harness, striving mightily. Let us run the risk of wearing out, rather than rusting out."

God willing, we will. Thank you very much.

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DOLE
U.S. Senate

News Release
P.O. Box 2109 | Salisbury, NC 28145
Toll Free: 866.443.6304 | Ph: 704.630.4686
Fax: 704.630.6925

For Immediate Release
May 20, 2002

Contact:
Mary Brown Brewer
Janet Bradbury

Elizabeth Dole Calls for Strengthening National Defense

Charlotte, NC - "We must be able to defend ourselves from terrorists and terrorist regimes. Part of that defense must be a National Missile Defense System. We should develop and deploy this system as soon as possible based on the best available technologies," said U.S. Senate Candidate Elizabeth Dole. At a press conference held today following a meeting of her Military Advisory Committee, Elizabeth Dole called for strengthening our national defense.

"There are hundreds of men and women in our armed services whose families will be on food stamps when they're deployed to fight the war on terrorism. That is wrong. No more food stamps and no more substandard housing for our military families. We need higher pay and better benefits for our service men and women and we must continue strengthening and rebuilding our military."

Commenting on countries that encourage terrorism, Elizabeth Dole singled out Iraq, saying, "Saddam Hussein must be stopped. He must be stopped from exporting terror and from producing weapons of mass destruction and from obtaining long range missiles, for he has proven himself willing to use them all."

1 Introducing the members of her Military Advisory Committee, Mrs. Dole pointed out that the members "span the ranks of the military from senior enlisted personnel to high ranking officers, representing every branch of our armed services." Serving as Chairman of the committee is Lt. Gen. Buster Glosson, USAF (RET), who directed the air war during the Persian Gulf War. Other members of the committee include the following: Lt. Gen. Dan Schroeder, USA (RET); Adjutant Gen. Charles Scott, NCNG (RET); Maj. Gen. Claude Ivey, USA (RET); Maj. Gen. Thomas Sadler, USAF (RET); Brigadier Gen. Fisk Outwater, NCNG (RET); Colonel Chapman Cox, USMCR (RET), USO President; Captain Ira Schwarz, USN (RET); Colonel Quincy Collins, USAF (RET); Commander C. Morgan Edwards, USNR (RET); Commander Christina Alvarado Shanahan, USNR; Master Chief Curtis Leary, USCG (RET); Command Sgt. Maj. Johnny Dwiggins, USAR.

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Following are excerpts from Mrs. Dole's statement as prepared for delivery at the press conference:

"And strong support for our military is needed, for we are in the middle of a war on terror. And our military is on the front lines of this global conflict, continuing to rout out Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, the war does not end there. There are other states that sponsor terrorism.

"And none is worse than Saddam Hussein and Iraq. We must remember that Saddam Hussein has invaded his neighbor Kuwait, has launched ballistic SCUD missiles at Israel, and has even used chemical weapons against his own citizens. Right now he continues to encourage and actively aid terrorism by paying homicide bombers to attack civilian Israeli targets. Saddam Hussein must be stopped. He must be stopped from exporting terror and from producing weapons of mass destruction and from obtaining long range missiles, for he has proven himself willing to use them all.

"One of the most fundamental duties of the federal government is to provide for the common defense. We can do this by protecting all of the United States, our troops deployed abroad and our allies from threats of missile attacks. We need a real defense against missile attacks, not just more treaties. Rogue countries like Iraq do not respect treaties; when real missiles are launched at the United States, agreements on paper can not stop them. Our military must be ready to face the challenges of today and tomorrow. I am certainly glad that the first concrete will be laid for the first missile defense facility in Alaska next month.

"I am honored that these distinguished North Carolinians on my Military Advisory Committee have given of their time to help my campaign for United States Senate. And I have assured them, and I assure you, that I will fight to strengthen our national defense in the United States Senate."

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DOLE
U.S. Senate

News Release
P.O. Box 2109 | Salisbury, NC 28145
Toll Free: 866.443.6304 | Ph: 704.630.4686
Fax: 704.630.6925

For Immediate Release
May 20, 2002

Contact:
Mary Brown Brewer
Janet Bradbury

Elizabeth Dole Calls for Strengthening National Defense

Charlotte, NC - "We must be able to defend ourselves from terrorists and terrorist regimes. Part of that defense must be a National Missile Defense System. We should develop and deploy this system as soon as possible based on the best available technologies," said U.S. Senate Candidate Elizabeth Dole. At a press conference held today following a meeting of her Military Advisory Committee, Elizabeth Dole called for strengthening our national defense.

"There are hundreds of men and women in our armed services whose families will be on food stamps when they're deployed to fight the war on terrorism. That is wrong. No more food stamps and no more substandard housing for our military families. We need higher pay and better benefits for our service men and women and we must continue strengthening and rebuilding our military."

Commenting on countries that encourage terrorism, Elizabeth Dole singled out Iraq, saying, "Saddam Hussein must be stopped. He must be stopped from exporting terror and from producing weapons of mass destruction and from obtaining long range missiles, for he has proven himself willing to use them all."

Introducing the members of her Military Advisory Committee, Mrs. Dole pointed out that the members "span the ranks of the military from senior enlisted personnel to high ranking officers, representing every branch of our armed services." Serving as Chairman of the committee is Lt. Gen. Buster Glosson, USAF (RET), who directed the air war during the Persian Gulf War. Other members of the committee include the following: Lt. Gen. Dan Schroeder, USA (RET); Adjutant Gen. Charles Scott, NCNG (RET); Maj. Gen. Claude Ivey, USA (RET); Maj. Gen. Thomas Sadler, USAF (RET); Brigadier Gen. Fisk Outwater, NCNG (RET); Colonel Chapman Cox, USMCR (RET), USO President; Captain Ira Schwarz, USN (RET); Colonel Quincy Collins, USAF (RET); Commander C. Morgan Edwards, USNR (RET); Commander Christina Alvarado Shanahan, USNR; Master Chief Curtis Leary, USCG (RET); Command Sgt. Maj. Johnny Dwiggins, USAR.

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Following are excerpts from Mrs. Dole's statement as prepared for delivery at the press conference:

"And strong support for our military is needed, for we are in the middle of a war on terror. And our military is on the front lines of this global conflict, continuing to rout out Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, the war does not end there. There are other states that sponsor terrorism.

"And none is worse than Saddam Hussein and Iraq. We must remember that Saddam Hussein has invaded his neighbor Kuwait, has launched ballistic SCUD missiles at Israel, and has even used chemical weapons against his own citizens. Right now he continues to encourage and actively aid terrorism by paying homicide bombers to attack civilian Israeli targets. Saddam Hussein must be stopped. He must be stopped from exporting terror and from producing weapons of mass destruction and from obtaining long range missiles, for he has proven himself willing to use them all.

"One of the most fundamental duties of the federal government is to provide for the common defense. We can do this by protecting all of the United States, our troops deployed abroad and our allies from threats of missile attacks. We need a real defense against missile attacks, not just more treaties. Rogue countries like Iraq do not respect treaties; when real missiles are launched at the United States, agreements on paper can not stop them. Our military must be ready to face the challenges of today and tomorrow. I am certainly glad that the first concrete will be laid for the first missile defense facility in Alaska next month.

"I am honored that these distinguished North Carolinians on my Military Advisory Committee have given of their time to help my campaign for United States Senate. And I have assured them, and I assure you, that I will fight to strengthen our national defense in the United States Senate."

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U.S. Senate

News Release
P.O. Box 2109 | Salisbury, NC 28145
Toll Free: 866.443.6304 | Ph: 704.630.4686
Fax: 704.630.6925

For Immediate Release
June 6, 2002

Contact:
Mary Brown Brewer
Janet Bradbury

Elizabeth Dole Applauds Homeland Security Proposal
Salisbury, NC - United States Senate candidate Elizabeth Dole today applauded President Bush's initiative to create a Department of Homeland Security, saying:

"To provide effective security, we must bring the 100 plus organizations that currently work with homeland security under one umbrella that can coordinate these critical activities. This will allow the federal government to provide better training and support at all levels - from training North Carolina's first responders in our volunteer fire departments in bioterror responses to creating groups like Charlotte's Joint Terrorism Taskforce serving our urban areas.

"As President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Transportation, I had the honor of being the first female civilian department head to lead a branch of our armed forces - the United States Coast Guard. I know what a vital role they play in homeland security. It just makes sense to put all of these hard working men and women together where they can be the most responsive, efficient and ultimately effective in defending our homeland security."

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U.S. Senate

News Release
P.O. Box 2109 | Salisbury, NC 28145
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Fax: 704.630.6925

For Immediate Release
June 13, 2002

Contact:
Mary Brown Brewer
Janet Bradbury
Jack Cox

Elizabeth Dole Supports National Missile Defense Strategy
Salisbury, N.C. - The following is a statement by U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Dole today on the expiration of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union:

"Withdrawing from this outdated treaty is an essential first step toward deploying a system to protect America and our allies from missile attacks.

"The world we live in today is a much different place than it was in 1972, and we need a national defense strategy that reflects that. Rogue nations and terrorist regimes - who already have access to ballistic missile technologies - continue to develop, or seek access to, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Defending our country from attacks should not rely on paper promises or outdated treaties.

"Recently, Democrats in the United States Senate voted to cut a billion dollars out of developing our missile shield. That was wrong to do - it will delay putting the best missile defense in the field. Protecting the U.S. homeland is an urgent priority. Unlike my Democratic opponents, I will fight for a strong national defense that includes a missile defense system."

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AS PREPARED

U.S. Senate Candidate Elizabeth Dole
Remarks to the American Legion
The American Legion Mid-Winter Conference
Greensboro, North Carolina
February 15, 2002

Thank you ladies and gentlemen for that warm welcome, and thank you, for that wonderful introduction Mr. Shropshire. Some of you here may know that Garnett was in Washington DC on September 11th to ask Congress for more money for national defense. Thank you Garnett for your continued efforts on behalf of our veterans to help convince the government to keep our nation as strong as it needs to be. Thank you.

You know, there are so many stories here tonight. Real life stories of heroism, of sacrifice. There are somber stories of tragedy in war. And there are inspiring stories of courage and an enduring hope for peace. In a personal way, I believe I have some sense of your story, your life.

As you know, I am the wife of a veteran. Bob Dole left home to fight on the front lines in World War II. He was fighting in Italy as part of the 10th Mountain Division. As he led his men to destroy a machine gun nest hidden in a farmhouse, a shell fragment shattered his shoulder and damaged his vertebrae. He was paralyzed. He spent thirty-nine months in various hospitals and doctors operated on him eight times. (paragraph highlighted)

To this day, he lives with those injuries, and endures them. His life is not unlike the story of many veterans, I imagine. So you see, I understand your sacrifices. ("I understand your sacrifices" highlighted)

Bob is not the only World War Two veteran in my family. My brother John was in the Pacific Theater on the aircraft carrier Saratoga. She was seriously damaged several times by Japanese suicide planes and I remember John coming home on "survivor's leave." (paragraph highlighted)

For the past five years, Bob has had the honor of serving as national chairman of the World War II memorial fund-raising campaign. He had the help of a Vietnam veteran - Fred Smith, founder and CEO of Federal Express - who serves as co-chairman. And it certainly didn't hurt to have a few allies like Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Tom Brokaw helping along the way. Many of you have joined in this effort, which has raised more than $181 million! ("help of a Vietnam veteran - Fred Smith, founder and CEO of Federal Express" and "a few allies like Tom Hands, Steven Spielberg and Tom Brokaw helping along the way" highlighted)

My husband could not be here tonight, but he asked me to express heartfelt thanks for the efforts the American Legion has put forth over the past several years for this Memorial. To date, the American Legion, the Women's Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion have jointly raised $4.5 million - a remarkable achievement. And I am proud to note that $54,000 of that was donated by your North Carolina members! Isn't that great?

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There were some who objected to the placement of the memorial on the National Mall - calling themselves the "National Coalition to Save Our Mall." I beg to differ - it was you who saved the Mall. It was you who defeated tyranny, and saved the world for freedom! (last sentence underlined)

I remember the crisp Veteran's Day in 2000 when I was honored to be with 15,000 World War II veterans, their families and friends on the National Mall for the groundbreaking ceremony. I hope ten times as many veterans, family and friends will gather on the Mall when America honors these heroes by dedicating this national tribute to the sacrifice and achievement of the World War II generation. ("crisp Veteran's Day in 2000 when I was honored to be with 15,000" and "I hope ten times as many veterans, family and friends will gather on the Mall when America honors these heroes by dedicating this national tribute" highlighted)

Bob tells me that the project is now six months into a 30-month construction schedule - on target for dedication in the spring of 2004! ("spring of 2004" highlighted)

While Bob and John both served in World War II, as Bob says, there are as many different definitions of 'veteran' as there are veterans themselves. There are veterans of war and veterans of peace. Combat veterans and non-combat veterans. Veterans who served on the seas, in the air, or on the ground. Veterans from the Cold War and veterans from the hot wars: the World Wars; Korea; Vietnam; Panama; Grenada and the Persian Gulf. And now veterans of Afghanistan. But all veterans.

I honor your heroism and your service to our country. I thank you and a grateful nation thanks you.

I'm very proud of my husband - for many reasons. Recently, he wrote a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal. In the letter, he asked a very simple question. Why are some in the media spending so much time complaining about the treatment of the terrorist detainees in Cuba?

I've wondered that myself. The International Committee of the Red Cross has visited and inspected the camps where the terrorist detainees are being held. As a policy, they offer counsel on a confidential basis rather than making announcements to the news media. They do this to maintain their credibility as neutral arbiters. After visiting and meeting with the detainees and examining their treatment, the ICRC gave their report to the Department of Defense. Clearly, the detainees are being treated humanely. They are given food, water, shelter, medical attention, and religious materials. And they should be treated humanely; I just wish that American prisoners of war had been treated so well.

But it's also important to remember that the terrorists detained in Cuba are there for a reason. By holding them and interrogating them, we hope to help prevent more days like September 11th. That was an awful day for us all. The thousands of lives lost. Our sense of security shattered! But aren't we proud of the young men and women serving in Afghanistan right now, many of them from North Carolina? In fact, we train many of our best soldiers here, and I am proud that North Carolina is home to so many of our active duty personnel.

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Ladies and gentlemen, September 11th was an awful day for all of us. The 1000s of lives lost, our sense of security shattered. But, aren't we all excited by of the way this nation has rallied together? It warms my heart to see the acts of compassion and heroism and the displays of patriotism - the flags flying, our houses of worship full. I hope this might be the beginning of a spiritual renewal in America! Cynics tell us this spirit of binding unity cannot last, that soon we'll revert to business as usual. I couldn't disagree more!

We must not let this moment pass quickly into the history books. With such a window of opportunity - this silver lining in a very dark cloud - I pray that our country can right some recent wrongs! The collective sense of mission, this sense of unity must be preserved so we can accomplish things together that we might not have been able to do in the fractious days before.

And one recent wrong that should be righted is that our flag should forever wave proudly. The very idea of destroying our flag to allegedly make a statement is unacceptable. Today I am announcing my support for a constitutional amendment to protect our flag. ("our flag should forever wave proudly. The very idea of destroying our flag to allegedly make a statement is unacceptable" and "constitutional amendment to protect our flag" highlighted)

I am proud to join with the American Legion and the Citizens Flag Alliance in supporting this amendment to stop the physical desecration of the flag.

I also join with the American Legion in supporting our current men and women in uniform with the resources they need. In recent years, in the 1990s, we were spending the lowest percentage of our GDP in over 50 years on national defense. If we send our sons and daughters into a global war against evil, they must have the very best equipment, the best training, and the highest morale. No more food stamps and substandard housing! ("lowest percentage of our GDP in over 50 years on national defense. If we send our sons" and "No more food stamps and substandard housing!" highlighted)

I support President Bush's call for increased defense spending. He has proposed spending $369 billion on the Department of Defense and an additional $10 billion, if needed, to fight the war on terrorism. It was my former boss, President Ronald Reagan who last increased defense spending as much as President Bush has proposed for next year. He is calling for a 4.1 percent increase in pay for our service men and women -money well spent! ("It was my former boss, President Ronald Reagan who last increased defense spending as much as President Bush has proposed for next year" highlighted)

As President Bush says, must develop and deploy a national missile defense system as soon as possible based on the best available technologies! ("a national missile defense system as soon as possible based on the best available technologies" highlighted)

This budget takes the first step to implementing the recently completed Quadrennial Review: The review concludes that to prevent and to prevail in the unconventional wars of the 21 st Century, the United States needs solid intelligence, high-tech tools, the ability to project force over long distances and hunt down hidden enemies, and most important, well-trained and motivated people. (paragraph highlighted)

As President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Transportation, I was honored to become the first woman to serve as the departmental head of a branch of our military - the United States Coast Guard. And what a great job they're doing in the war on terrorism, ("first woman to serve as the" and "what a great job they're doing in the war on terrorism" highlighted)

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protecting our harbors and coastline here in North Carolina and elsewhere while protecting shipping, saving people in peril and stopping drug traffickers.

We are asking a lot of our servicemen and women right now. But, this is not the first time we have called on good people to protect our country. You here today are a testimony to that. We made promises to our veterans and that is why I support President Bush's budget request for $1.5 billion in new spending on Veterans Administration health care. ("President Bush's budget request for $1.5 billion in new spending on Veterans Administration health care" highlighted)

President Bush has the right man on the job for veterans - Secretary for Veterans Affairs Principi Tony and I have been friends for a long time. I know if we give him the tools, he will do the very best for you.

We promised our veterans that we would care for them and we must make good on that pledge. Waiting times to visit with a doctor are far too long. It's often difficult to see specialists. Rural veterans have to travel too far to get care at all. To top it all off, the average age of our nation's veterans is rising, We must ensure that our veterans have quality health care! ("Waiting times to visit with a doctor are far too long. It's often difficult to see specialists. Rural veterans have to travel too far to get care at all" highlighted)

We promised the men and women who serve our country that they would be cared for if they become disabled while serving. We also promised them a pension if they serve long enough in our armed forces. Our veterans who are both disabled and long serving should receive both benefits. North Carolina's disabled veterans have earned both. (paragraph highlighted)

They have earned their military retirement pay and their veteran's disability pay. We need to find a solution that gets them their full pay. We must fight for you just as you have fought for us and our freedoms! And our country needs each of you again. President Bush has issued a call for America to volunteer. As the former head of the American Red Cross, I know the value of volunteerism. There would be no Red Cross without the 1.3 million volunteers, long the backbone of the American Red Cross. ("we must fight for you just as you have fought for us and our freedoms!" highlighted)

The Red Cross has always been a partner with our service men and women. When Bob Dole was in that hospital in Italy, it was a Red Cross worker who wrote his letters to his worried parents. Years later, when I was President of the Red Cross, some in the organization wanted to shut down the Armed Forces Emergency Services because there was not enough donor support for the program. How many of you ever sent or received a message through the Red Cross? (paragraph highlighted)

I do not have to tell this crowd how important that program is to our service men and women. So, instead of dismantling it, I streamlined and strengthened it. And it is still delivering over 4,000 emergency messages a day. ("instead of dismantling it, I streamlined and strengthened it. And it is still delivering over 4,000 emergency messages a day" highlighted)

Of course, the American Legion knows a lot about volunteering. The men and women of the American Legion have given so much to their communities. From American Legion baseball, Boys State, Girls State, Scouting, the Children's Miracle Network, assisting hospital staff in VA medical centers, the Blue Star Service banners, protecting the flag from physical desecration, and so much more. The American Legion has truly made a difference for "God and Country" since 1919.

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I have enjoyed the honor of being here with you today. I would just like to close with one last thought: Soon after the Persian Gulf War, I traveled with the first shipment of humanitarian aid to Kuwait. I visited with General McCaffrey and the men and women of the 24Th Infantry Division. The American Red Cross workers who supported the 24th were also at the meeting. They presented me with a Red Cross flag to be displayed in our Headquarters building. And they told me a little history of the flag - they told me, "We went with the 24th into Iraq - they went and we just followed where we were needed. I don't know if we broke regulations or not." And I told thern, "I've been on the job only one month. I don't know either if you broke regulations, but I am darn proud of you." And I still am proud of them today. ("Soon after the Persian Gulf War, I traveled with the first shipment of humanitarian aid to Kuwait. I visited with General McCaffrey and the men and women of the 24th Infantry Division" highlighted)

And I am proud to be with you today. Thank you for your service to America. Thank you for your continued service to your communities.

God bless you and may God bless America.

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