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On the recordMarch 10, 2010
And I will always remember what the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said when asked about these debates here: Our men and women in the military are wise enough to know, this is your sacred duty here in the Halls of Congress, to have a debate about the use of their lives. When I led them into war, I would hope my lawmakers would have that debate if we were being used wisely. So I thank you for bringing forward this debate, although I oppose the resolution.
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Joe Sestak
Pennsylvania
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Mar 10, 2010

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Speaker Sestak addresses the importance of debating military actions in Congress.

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