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Norman D. Dicks: I just think the American people are going to have a hard time understanding how when we said a year ago that these were…

On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
I just think the American people are going to have a hard time understanding how when we said a year ago that these were $220 million less expensive to operate than the other ones, that all of a sudden now we are just going to put 18 of these things in a warehouse.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Expressing concern over the decision to warehouse Global Hawks despite their cost-effectiveness.

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