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Diane Watson: “I see no need for the United States to continue to bear the burden of their national defense.”

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
I see no need for the United States to continue to bear the burden of their national defense.
Said by
Diane Watson
California

Editor's note · Context

Watson argues that Iraq should fund its own defense given its surplus.

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