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John Garamendi: My question really goes to the heart of the National Defense Strategy which presumably is big power competition.

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
My question really goes to the heart of the National Defense Strategy which presumably is big power competition.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi questions the impact of troop withdrawal on U.S. defense strategy.

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