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Barbara Boxer: “It doesn't seem to me to be a question of the numbers of troops. It's hard to say that 200,000 versus 22,000 is that…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
It doesn't seem to me to be a question of the numbers of troops. It's hard to say that 200,000 versus 22,000 is that different than 230,000 versus 22,000. It's the mission.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Boxer emphasizes the importance of mission over troop numbers in military strategy.

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