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Jim Webb: In our current strategic environment, these commitments can affect force structure in the short-term but really not play…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
In our current strategic environment, these commitments can affect force structure in the short-term but really not play out to our national advantage in the long-term.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb emphasizes the need for a long-term strategic focus over short-term military commitments.

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