Political Quotes

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.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb discusses the appropriateness of military opinions in political debates.

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