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Tom Cotton: “Wars are not won with paper resolutions, they are won with iron resolution.”

On the recordMay 20, 2015
Wars are not won with paper resolutions, they are won with iron resolution.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Cotton emphasizes the need for strong resolve in military strategy against the Islamic State.

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