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Ed Markey: Meaning it costs a lot less for offense than it does for defense.

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Meaning it costs a lot less for offense than it does for defense.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the cost disparity between offensive and defensive military strategies.

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