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Jim Inhofe: I think that you guys are smart and we have a lot of smart generals, and if you're asked what we're going to have to…

On the recordMarch 25, 2009
I think that you guys are smart and we have a lot of smart generals, and if you're asked what we're going to have to have 10 years from now you're going to come out with some real good answers and you're probably going to be wrong.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe discusses the uncertainty of future military needs.

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