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threat of the wolf and begin to feel 101Washington DC’s premier retirement 101Upscale living at every level at
uncomfortable around the sheep-
residence for career military officers this elegant community overlooking
dog, and the criticism will begin
and their female relatives 16 wooded and landscaped acres
anew. And so it goes.
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My point is this: We at GTMO are
Creek Park, grocery stores, and more
tasked with defending Americans
during a time of war, even if some of
those Americans are like the sheep
who criticize us. But no matter how
much they bleat, whether it is about
the conditions of detention or the
Call today to reserve your
commissions process or whatever future home at Knollwood!
the cause du jour happens to be —
we will do our duty. We will defend
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the nation from these dangerous men
6200 Oregon Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015
with courage, honor, and integrity.
www.armydistaff.org
What timetable and future do you
see for GTMO?
I have no idea regarding the time-
table of GTMO. That is a policy deci-
sion that will be made at pay grades
well above mine. I wish I could tell Thinking about
you what is going to happen in Cuba
once Fidel [Castro] and — for that
matter, Raúl [Castro] — dies. I study
your next career?
as much as I can about Cuba and its
current situation because what hap-
pens there could certainly affect us
at GTMO. I listen to the local Cuban
radio shows that originate in Guan-
tanamo City. We all wait, watch, and So are we.
prepare as best we can. The fact is,
though, I have very little visibility of
what is going on inside Cuba. From
MOAA Career Fair
what I can read and hear in open-
source documents, the infrastructure
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center
in Cuba continues to fail, and life is
Washington, D.C.
tough and getting tougher. April 28, 2009
What will happen to the detainees
if GTMO closes?
For more information, visit
www.moaa.org
It is clear that [the new administra- or call us at (800) 234-MOAA (6622)
tion] needs both international and
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