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On the recordOctober 9, 2013
I think the allies understand that. And one of the most important things, and we talk about a lot of asymmetric capabilities that we hold from the perspective of hardware and force structure, one of the most asymmetric capabilities that we have as the United States of America that does not get mentioned enough in, my humble opinion, are our allies, and they are enablers, they are force multipliers, and they are by our side not just in the Pacific, Europe, Africa, all over the globe.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman highlights the critical role of allies in U.S. military strategy.

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