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Tom Cotton: “We cannot send our sons and daughters into combat today without 100 percent confidence in their readiness.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
We cannot send our sons and daughters into combat today without 100 percent confidence in their readiness.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of military readiness for future soldiers.

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