The Pentagon has yet to identify a replacement, Morrell said, and the new program will not cost more than the ＄13 billion VH-71 effort.

Morrell说，五角大楼尚未确定是否替代直升机，但为VH-71所做的努力的新项目，价格也不会高于130亿美元。

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But speaking Tuesday, before the report came out, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said he had not heard about any plans to change the rules that govern how U.S. forces operate in the region.

但是，这份报告发布前，五角大楼发言人莫里尔星期二表示，他没有听说任何改变美军在那一地区行动规则的计划。

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But at the Pentagon, spokesman Geoff Morrell said the administration still plans to close the facility in early 2010.

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Morrell said there is "no sense in complicating" the strategic review by inserting the troop request.

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But earlier Wednesday, Pentagon Spokesman Geoff Morrell said senior officials are considering whether a full counterinsurgency campaign, with large numbers of troops and civilians, is the right approach.

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Mr Morrell said the Pentagon had not been in contact with Wikileaks or its founder, Julian Assange.

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Morrell said that no additional defenses were being deployed in the region because the defenses in place are sufficient.

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"We are asking them to do the right thing, " spokesman Geoff Morrell said.

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