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Jack Reed: “It is very difficult to interject military forces into a region and it is sometimes more difficult to get them out”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2003
It is very difficult to interject military forces into a region and it is sometimes more difficult to get them out
Said by
Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
congress.gov
Feb 13, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Reed discusses the challenges of deploying and withdrawing military forces.

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