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Angus King: We ought to be using contractors for everything but fighting.

On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
We ought to be using contractors for everything but fighting.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King advocates for using contractors for non-combat roles to preserve trained military personnel.

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