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Niki Tsongas: Ma'am, I'm more afraid of my own soldiers than I am of the enemy.

On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
Ma'am, I'm more afraid of my own soldiers than I am of the enemy.
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Niki Tsongas
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

A nurse's statement highlights fear of fellow soldiers over external threats.

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