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Tom Cotton: General Dunford, the nominee to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Russia an existential threat.

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
General Dunford, the nominee to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Russia an existential threat.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton references General Dunford's view on Russia's threat level.

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