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On the recordMay 5, 2010
But, it just strikes me that this is a cost to our land forces who are engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq, that some of the skills that they would need for non-counterinsurgency are not being exercised a lot.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Jack Reed highlights the impact of current operations on land forces' training.

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