*From a speech by Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Daniyal AKHMETOV at a joint session of the chambers of Kazakhstan’s parliament on April 26, 2007: First, this concerns improving the organizational and staffing structure and the troop basing system. Put simply: all combat formations and military units must be moved into the permanent-readiness category. The second task is to increase the effectiveness of the Armed Forces command-and-control system. Without this, it is impossible to count on success in modern wars and other armed conflicts. The third point is improving the system of personnel training, military education, and military science—what we have done before, and what is currently one of the main tasks. Fourth: we need an army equipped with modern weapons. This issue must be given top priority. And finally, what I would like to mention is the social well-being of the Armed Forces: from pay, housing conditions, and living conditions to a wide range of other issues. These factors will determine the combat capability of Kazakhstan’s army. ****From a speech by Russian President Dmitry MEDVEDEV before the commanders of the military districts of the Russian Armed Forces at the Donguz training ground on September 26, 2008: **- First, this concerns improving the organizational and staffing structure and the troop basing system. Put simply and directly: all combat formations and military units must be moved into the permanent-readiness category. The second task is to increase the effectiveness of the Armed Forces command-and-control system. Without this, it is impossible to count on success in modern wars and other armed conflicts. The third point is improving the system of personnel training, military education, and military science—what we have done before, and what is currently an urgent task. Fourth: of course, we need an army equipped with the most modern weapons. We will give this issue top priority. And finally, last but not least, what I would like to mention is the social well-being of the Armed Forces: from pay, housing conditions, and living conditions to a wide range of other issues. These five factors will determine the combat capability of our Armed Forces. */// via a link from megakhuimyak Medvedev’s speechwriters ripped off a chunk of a speech by Kazakhstan’s defense minister from a year and a half earlier. Not bad. Update. Pribylovsky says it’s a fake.