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Charles Skelton: I think it is a good thing we are doing, adding to the end strength of the troops. I am not sure if America fully knows…

On the recordMay 19, 2004
I think it is a good thing we are doing, adding to the end strength of the troops. I am not sure if America fully knows, the understanding that we have some 4,000 coming out of Korea toward the Iraqi situation.
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Charles Skelton
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing troop strength and deployments during a speech on military matters.

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