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Mark Udall: “General Alexander, is the U.S. military in Bahrain, Dubai, and other locations in the Gulf dependent on the electricity…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
General Alexander, is the U.S. military in Bahrain, Dubai, and other locations in the Gulf dependent on the electricity generated in the host country, and what's our back-up plan if the electricity suffers a prolonged grid outage?
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Mark Udall
Democratic · Colorado

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Udall inquires about military reliance on local electricity and contingency plans.

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