When President Bush addressed the nation in the aftermath ...

Army officials said they were on the scene with 3,600 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division within eight hours of getting the request to respond—but that it took three days for that request to arrive. “If the first Cav and 82nd Airborne had gotten there on time, I think we would have saved some lives,” explained Army Gen. (Ret.) Julius ... ................
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