If we cut down to the $4 billion goal, the result would be to lay off something like 120,000 soldiers and police.
John McCain: “If we cut down to the $4 billion goal, the result would be to lay off something like 120,000 soldiers and police.”
On the recordMay 20, 2013
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McCain warns against reducing funding for Afghan security forces.
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