On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
The issue of the attitudes of people who are serving is in my view not wholly appropriate to the political debate.
The issue of the attitudes of people who are serving is in my view not wholly appropriate to the political debate.
Webb discusses the appropriateness of military opinions in political debates.
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