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John Cornyn: the new strategy must "protect key investments in the technologically advanced capabilities most needed for the future .…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
the new strategy must "protect key investments in the technologically advanced capabilities most needed for the future . . . [and] no longer size Active Forces to conduct large and protracted stability operations while retaining the expertise of a decade of war."
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn emphasizes the need for advanced capabilities and reducing force size post-war.

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