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Martin Dempsey: “If ever the force is so degraded and so unready, and then we're asked to use it, it would be immoral.”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
If ever the force is so degraded and so unready, and then we're asked to use it, it would be immoral.
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Martin Dempsey

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Dempsey emphasizes the moral implications of using an unprepared military force.

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