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On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
In these upcoming elections in the Dominican Republic that we are worried about some questions of honesty in the elections, do you have a force structure that you can call on if chaos were to erupt there or, for example, in Venezuela; where the interests of Americans were suddenly threatened, that you would be able to get your hands on the assets to respond to that?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Asking about U.S. military readiness for potential chaos in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

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