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Jim Webb: “Why, 6 years then after September 11, were we asking civilian contractors to teach our military people how to perform…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Why, 6 years then after September 11, were we asking civilian contractors to teach our military people how to perform military functions?
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb questions the reliance on civilian contractors for military training.

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