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Deborah Lee James: We made assumptions that we wouldn't be using Army forces in Europe the way we used to, we made assumptions that we…

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
We made assumptions that we wouldn't be using Army forces in Europe the way we used to, we made assumptions that we wouldn't go back into Iraq--and here we are back in Iraq, here we are worried about Russia again.
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Deborah Lee James

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Senator Ayotte highlights changing military needs and assumptions regarding troop levels.

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