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Rob Wittman: “We either have two choices. We either say we are not going to send them, which in many instances is not a choice, or if…”

On the recordApril 9, 2014
We either have two choices. We either say we are not going to send them, which in many instances is not a choice, or if we send them, at increased risk to them and few of them coming back from the battlefield under that scenario.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the risks of deploying military units under readiness constraints.

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