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Adam Smith: “If we are going to be able to maintain that capability, we are going to have to make some very, very tough choices going…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
If we are going to be able to maintain that capability, we are going to have to make some very, very tough choices going forward.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith discusses the need for difficult budget decisions to maintain military capability.

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