[Mb-civic] Troop Costs Take Bigger Bite Out of Defense-Contract Pie

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Troop Costs Take Bigger Bite Out of Defense-Contract Pie 
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James Flanigan

January 2 2005

Remember the leaner, faster, high-tech military promised by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld? It now looks like the cold realities of waging war on the ground may push those dreams — and big paydays for defense contractors — further into the future. 

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