On the recordDecember 6, 2001
I am aware that he said this. He said that, for the first time we are more likely to suffer casualties on the homefront than among our forces here or abroad.
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govinfo.govCord Byrd: “I am aware that he said this. He said that, for the first time we are more likely to suffer casualties on the homefront…”
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Discussing the implications of domestic safety in the context of military operations.
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