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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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