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Joe Courtney: “We have fought two wars on a credit card, and that post-2014 it is not going to be down to zero, but we are going to be…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
We have fought two wars on a credit card, and that post-2014 it is not going to be down to zero, but we are going to be bringing down that process of pouring money into Afghanistan.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney discusses the financial implications of military engagements.

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