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Mike Turner: “There used to be 300,000 soldiers in Europe during the height of the Cold War. Today we have 30,000 with the same…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
There used to be 300,000 soldiers in Europe during the height of the Cold War. Today we have 30,000 with the same mission: to assure allies and to deter Russia.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

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Turner highlights the significant reduction in U.S. military presence in Europe compared to the Cold War.

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