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Trent Franks: “If you cannot identify your enemy, you cannot defeat him.”

On the recordJuly 18, 2012
If you cannot identify your enemy, you cannot defeat him.
Said by
Trent Franks
Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Franks cites Sun Tzu to emphasize the importance of identifying threats.

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