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Andrew P. Hunter: “We have been up as high as 40 percent National Guard and Reserve, and that is a deliberate policy of the United States.…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2007
We have been up as high as 40 percent National Guard and Reserve, and that is a deliberate policy of the United States. When we went to war in Vietnam, the Guard and Reserve for practical purposes stayed home. And we said from here on out, when we go to war, we go to war with what is known as a total force. So you have a Reserve element that goes to war. If you were over in Iraq, as the gentlelady has been there a number of times, you will see Reservists flying C-130s, doing a lot of support missions, and you have National Guard units on the ground.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois
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Discussing the role of National Guard and Reserve forces in U.S. military operations.

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