Jim Risch actually said...

I agree with Senator Lugar. If we were to assess and redistribute our worldwide military and diplomatic assets without reference to where they are today, we'd be hard-pressed to say that we should spend $120 billion in Afghanistan and have 100,000 troops.

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Support for Senator Lugar's view on military spending in Afghanistan.

06/22/2011

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