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Ben Ray Luján: 80 percent of convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan are for fuel and it is estimated that 46 convoys resulted in a casualty.

On the recordApril 16, 2012
80 percent of convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan are for fuel and it is estimated that 46 convoys resulted in a casualty.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan highlights the dangers of fuel logistics in military operations.

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