“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordNovember 1, 2011
How can we make sure the military is a good steward of the taxpayers' dollar, without increasing the risk to our Armed Forces?
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Adam Smith questions military spending and its impact on taxpayer dollars and Armed Forces' safety.

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