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On the recordDecember 2, 2013
I suppose there is no enemy on earth more to be feared than the American military, but there is no friend that can be more capable and more committed than this same group of men and women that I think exemplify everything that America is all about.
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Trent Franks
Republican · Arizona

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Franks emphasizes the dual role of the American military as both a feared enemy and a committed ally.

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