The day after "W." accepted his party's nomination, Clinton Pentagon press spokesman Ken Bacon and General Hugh Shelton, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were mustered out to dispute the governor's assertion that two of the Army's divisions were not combat-ready.

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"The current situation means we're accepting the risk that combat airpower may not be ready to respond immediately to new contingencies as they occur, " Hostage said in a statement.

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