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JOHN YOUNG: The federal government needs to adopt a military chain of command and execute. They're not executing. It's disjointed.…

On the recordJuly 4, 2010
The federal government needs to adopt a military chain of command and execute. They're not executing. It's disjointed. It's disconnected.

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Young calls for a more organized and decisive federal response to the oil spill.

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