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Ted Poe: Isn't it true that there have been at least 100,000 members of the military that deserted and most of them took their…

On the recordMay 19, 2009
Isn't it true that there have been at least 100,000 members of the military that deserted and most of them took their weapons?
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe questions the origin of weapons in Mexico, citing military desertions.

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