01/14/2009
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"I want to thank the panel again and commend you for creating what I think I could characterize as a realistically idealistic approach to a world without nuclear weapons."
"General Chiarelli, when will we allow our soldiers to maintain a 1:2 deployment to dwell ratio?"
"I think the Russians were at some points of that conflict in the 80s in Afghanistan called 'turtles' by the Mujahedin because they were so burdened by their armor."
"But I know the effect of even an additional pound on your ability to maneuver, to stay fit, to stay healthy. So I commend you for what you're doing."