On the recordJune 13, 2012
having a Marine either wounded or killed for every 50 convoys of fuel brought into Afghanistan is 'just too high a price to pay.'
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Ray Mabus
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congress.govhaving a Marine either wounded or killed for every 50 convoys of fuel brought into Afghanistan is 'just too high a price to pay.'
Mabus highlights the high cost of fuel convoys in terms of military lives.
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