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ROBERT HALE: “If our assumptions about Iraq or Afghanistan turn out to be overly optimistic, or if global conditions change for the…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2015
If our assumptions about Iraq or Afghanistan turn out to be overly optimistic, or if global conditions change for the worse, we would be able to adjust the size and schedule of this change or even reverse it altogether.
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ROBERT HALE
Maine

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Discussing potential adjustments to military force reductions based on global conditions.

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