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Robert C. Byrd: “What assurances do we have that these funds will be limited to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan only, and not be…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2004
What assurances do we have that these funds will be limited to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan only, and not be diverted into some kind of dual-use activities that could be used to prepare for another war?
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Robert C. Byrd
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congress.gov
Mar 1, 2004

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Senator Byrd questions the limitations on military funding.

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