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On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
One of the presumptions would be, because we are using air power, that there is sufficient capacity in the Iraqi forces to coordinate that air power on the ground?
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Questioning the capability of Iraqi forces to manage air power effectively.

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