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Tom Cotton: The U.S. military advantage has begun to erode.

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
The U.S. military advantage has begun to erode.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton discusses concerns over diminishing U.S. military superiority.

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