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Michael G. Mullen: We are not going to solve that debt problem on the back of DOD.

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
We are not going to solve that debt problem on the back of DOD.
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Michael G. Mullen

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Mullen argues that defense budget cuts won't resolve the national debt issue.

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