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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
I question the proposal to scrap aircraft currently providing intelligence support to our warfighters, including those purchased as recently as last year.
Said by
Roscoe Bartlett
Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Bartlett criticizes the decision to retire Global Hawk aircraft that support military operations.

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