My sense on this is it would be lunacy from the perspective of America's national security to be decreasing even one combat soldier.
Tom Cotton: “My sense on this is it would be lunacy from the perspective of America's national security to be decreasing even one…”
On the recordMarch 18, 2015
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Cotton argues against reducing combat troops in Alaska for national security reasons.
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