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On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
I look forward to this discussion. I think it is the most important thing we are doing right now because it will form our national security policy in the years and decades to follow.
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Martin Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Highlighting the significance of the current discussions on future national security policy.

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