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On the recordAugust 7, 2014
When the president says that we're not going to use -- we're not going to go beyond air strikes, I can't understand why a commander in chief would ever tell the enemy what we're going to do or not do.
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Peter King
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Peter King criticizes President Obama's statement on limiting military actions to air strikes, arguing that a commander should not disclose plans to the enemy.

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