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On the recordJune 5, 2017
To achieve a preponderance of force and strategic position from which to deploy to force your enemy to submit to your will, preferably without fighting.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
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Cotton emphasizes the importance of strategic positioning to avoid conflict.

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