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Pete Hegseth: No excuse for inaction is good enough. He should be released immediately, end of story.

On the recordSeptember 30, 2014
No excuse for inaction is good enough. He should be released immediately, end of story.
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Pete Hegseth

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Hegseth demands immediate release of Sergeant Tahmooressi without excuses.

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