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Martin Dempsey: “Failing to act is a choice of itself, one that will eventually require a progressive contraction of security commitments…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
Failing to act is a choice of itself, one that will eventually require a progressive contraction of security commitments around the world.
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Martin Dempsey

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Inaction will lead to reduced global security commitments.

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