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On the recordMarch 18, 2013
the obligation to assure U.S. allies in Europe and Asia of American commitment to their defense and to extend deterrence to them would fall to U.S. strategic nuclear and conventional forces, which are amply capable of fulfilling it.
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Mike Rogers
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Rogers emphasizes the role of U.S. forces in assuring allies' defense.

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