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Article: U.S. soldiers balk at staying another year in Iraq for US$10,000 bonus
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- AP Worldstream
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- January 8, 2004
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MATTHEW ROSENBERG, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-08-2004
Dateline: BAQOUBA, Iraq
At a checkpoint on the barren plain east of Baqouba, word of a new U.S. Army plan to pay soldiers up to US$10,000 to re-enlist evoked laughter from a few bored-looking troopers.
"Man, they can't pay me enough to stay here," said a 23-year-old specialist from the Army's 4th Infantry Division as he manned the checkpoint with Iraqi police outside this city 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad.
His comments reflect a sentiment not uncommon among the nearly two dozen soldiers in Iraq who have spoken with The Associated Press since the Army announced the increased re-enlistment bonuses for soldiers ...
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