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On the recordJanuary 23, 2013
I disagree with him. I think, you know, my recent experiences in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan, I think first and foremost, you need to get the standards correct and make sure we don't have that loss in the quality of our combat units on the front lines.
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Allen West
Republican · Florida

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Allen West expresses his disagreement with John McCain's support for women in combat roles, emphasizing the need for maintaining standards.

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