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Jim DeMint: So why do we need to get into all of this in order to be able to operate our Navy as we have for years around the world?

On the recordMay 22, 2012
So why do we need to get into all of this in order to be able to operate our Navy as we have for years around the world?
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Challenging the necessity of a treaty for Navy operations.

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