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Ash Carter: “It costs money. It costs lives in a war if you are, for example, trucking fuel around.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
It costs money. It costs lives in a war if you are, for example, trucking fuel around.
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Ash Carter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Carter emphasizes the importance of energy security for national defense and its impact on lives and costs.

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