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Jack Reed: “I think our military forces with high confidence could undertake such an operation. But, I think that there would be…”

On the recordApril 13, 2010
I think our military forces with high confidence could undertake such an operation. But, I think that there would be consequences to our readiness and to the challenges that we already face in this Nation economically to pay for a war, et cetera.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed acknowledges military readiness but warns of economic consequences of war.

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