Tom Carper said "We do not want to have boots on the ground. We made a decision not to have boots on the ground." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 26, 2016

We do not want to have boots on the ground. We made a decision not to have boots on the ground.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Editor's note · Context

Carper emphasizes the decision against deploying ground troops in the fight against ISIS.

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