On the recordMarch 21, 2017
So for thousands of years, human beings have been fighting wars, and for thousands of years, there has been one constant and that is how much stuff can a person carry.
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congress.govElizabeth Warren: “So for thousands of years, human beings have been fighting wars, and for thousands of years, there has been one constant…”
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Warren emphasizes the historical challenge of soldier mobility due to equipment weight.
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