Robert Gates: “the cost in treasure and in the blood of our young men and women is…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2015

the cost in treasure and in the blood of our young men and women is always far higher than if we had remained strong and prepared all along

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Gates highlighted the high costs of military unpreparedness.

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