04/25/2012
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"We are adamant, and I know the members of this esteemed subcommittee are equally adamant, that we never want to send our soldiers into a fair fight."
"There will be a serious effort in this subcommittee... to increase the authorized end strength of the Army by 30,000."
"we're going to work to increase the authorization by 30,000 and hope that together we can find the money"
"So here, as well as in some other key decision areas, you're really waiting for the QDR to give some guidance about where we go from here?"