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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 24, 2014
Wishful thinking is not a strategy to pin our force structure decisions upon.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Adam Smith criticizes relying on unrealistic expectations for military planning.

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