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Bob Wise: “Does the gentleman think, and I ask this once again because I am not trying to trap the gentleman, I am just interested…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
Does the gentleman think, and I ask this once again because I am not trying to trap the gentleman, I am just interested in this concept, but does the gentleman think that can cause problems perhaps? I am wondering about, for instance, the Persian Gulf situation, and I forget what the vote on the floor was for the resolution, whether it was 60 percent or not. I can see a situation where it would be very difficult to summon the resources necessary to fight a war.
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Bob Wise
West Virginia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing potential issues related to military resource allocation in the context of the Persian Gulf situation.

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