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On the recordDecember 8, 2010
The President is the commander-in-chief of the military. If he believes, as he says, that discriminating against, kicking 14,000 men and women who are qualified and serving honorably, 14,000, kicking them out, that hurts his military, he has an obligation as commander-in-chief to issue a stop-loss order.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala argues that President Obama should issue a stop-loss order to protect qualified military personnel.

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