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John Boozman: “Admiral Mullen testified a couple of months ago that our greatest threat to national security wasn't al Qaeda or…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
Admiral Mullen testified a couple of months ago that our greatest threat to national security wasn't al Qaeda or Afghanistan or any of those threats, but was the debt.
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John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas

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Boozman cites Admiral Mullen's view on national security being threatened by debt.

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