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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
the Pentagon in some ways is designed to procure the weapons and capabilities for the next generation's war as opposed to fight the war it is in right now.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton critiques Pentagon's focus on future warfare over current conflicts.

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