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Lindsey Graham: Do you agree with me, General Amos, pound for pound, the Marine Corps is the best investment in the world?

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Do you agree with me, General Amos, pound for pound, the Marine Corps is the best investment in the world?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Asks General Amos if the Marine Corps is the best military investment.

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