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Mark Warner: “That cripples America's intelligence system in the middle of a war in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and our operations in…”

On the recordJune 16, 2004
That cripples America's intelligence system in the middle of a war in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and our operations in Guantanamo. How can the Senate suddenly withdraw our U.S. military interrogation base in the middle of a war in 90 days? There is no way in the world the military--there is a greater burden on the Army--can hire and train in this short period of time all the replacements that would be required if the Senator's amendment became law.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a proposed amendment on military interrogation during wartime.

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