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On the recordNovember 1, 2011
I believe that we can rationally evaluate our national security strategy, our defense expenditures, and the current mission sets we ask the military to undertake and come up with a strategy that requires less funding.
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Martin Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Adam Smith advocates for a strategic evaluation of defense spending to reduce costs.

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