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Joe Wilson: “There is no question in my mind we are sadly, indeed, in a readiness crisis.”

On the recordApril 4, 2017
There is no question in my mind we are sadly, indeed, in a readiness crisis.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Stating concerns about the current military readiness crisis.

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