Carl Levin actually said...

Do you have an estimate as to what the approximate monthly incremental cost would be to maintain those operations at the current level?

Inquiring about the costs of ongoing military operations.

02/04/2004

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the use of abusive techniques can cost us and harm our security in those ways.