On the recordMarch 10, 2009
I see no need for the United States to continue to bear the burden of their national defense.
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congress.govDiane Watson: “I see no need for the United States to continue to bear the burden of their national defense.”
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Watson argues that Iraq should fund its own defense given its surplus.
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