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On the recordMarch 5, 2012
I believe we have more flag officers than we did in 1990, yet we have a fraction of the force.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson criticizes the growth of military leadership despite a reduced force size.

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