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Robert Gates: “My concern is that I don't see an overreaching--or overriding strategy on the part of the United States with this…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2015
My concern is that I don't see an overreaching--or overriding strategy on the part of the United States with this complex challenge for the next 20 or 30 years.
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Robert Gates
Republican · Texas

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Gates expresses concern over the lack of a comprehensive U.S. strategy for long-term challenges.

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