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On the recordApril 21, 2009
I assume that you're both doing a great job of making sure the soldiers on the front line are getting what they need, but that's at the expense of our preparedness to meet some future unexpected contingency.
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Evan Bayh

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Bayh highlights the trade-off between current military support and future readiness.

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