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Roger Wicker: “The effects of the financial crisis and the declining share of resources devoted to defense in many allied countries…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
The effects of the financial crisis and the declining share of resources devoted to defense in many allied countries have resulted in an overreliance on a few countries, especially the United States.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker cites NATO Secretary General's concerns about U.S. defense reliance by allies.

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