07/17/2017
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"The long-term presence of U.S. forces abroad reassures allies and partners of our commitments--we cannot simply 'surge' trust and relationships on demand."
"I think we have to take them seriously and reexamine the path that we're on."
"Secretary Lynn has stated that there is an ongoing 'scrub' of the warfighting accounts to 'see if we can gain better effectiveness, better efficiency, better productivity from those forces.'"
"Do you agree with General Petraeus, the current commander of our forces in Afghanistan, that the B-1 bomber aircraft plays 'a very big role' with regard to providing close air support for our troops o..."