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On the recordApril 12, 2011
the idea of drawing the Army down by 40,000, the Navy, 9,000, the Marines, 16,000, the Air Force, 10,000, is that a wise decision right now, given the uncertainties of where the world is going?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham questions the wisdom of military drawdowns amid global uncertainties.

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