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Jim Webb: “Nine years of conflict have stressed our military in ways that were not contemplated at the inception of the…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
Nine years of conflict have stressed our military in ways that were not contemplated at the inception of the All-Volunteer Force.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb discusses the unforeseen stresses on the military due to prolonged conflict.

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