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George H.W. Bush: “I'm inclined to believe that we need to increase in the permanent size of both the United States Army and the United…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2006
I'm inclined to believe that we need to increase in the permanent size of both the United States Army and the United States Marines. I've asked Secretary Gates to determine how such an increase could take place and report back to me as quickly as possible.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush discusses the need to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marines.

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