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On the recordJuly 3, 2006
We are bogged down in Iraq. We are spread too thin. We should be worried about Iran. We now, obviously, have to be more worried about Korea. And yet nobody takes us as seriously as they should because of our military weakness that has stemmed from Iraq.
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Bob Filner
Democratic · California

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Filner discusses the challenges the U.S. faces regarding military readiness and the need to negotiate with North Korea while maintaining a credible threat.

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