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John McCain: On the one hand, the increase of our troop levels, in the short term, is going to put additional strain on the Army and…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
On the one hand, the increase of our troop levels, in the short term, is going to put additional strain on the Army and the Marine Corps force structure; in the mid-term, particularly, it is going to place a hardship on the rotational cycles of units, possibly even further down the line.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona
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congress.gov
Jan 23, 2007

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Discussing the impact of troop level increases on military forces.

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