On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
I think you would have to understand why some of us are so upset, when we're cutting, we're cutting our own Air Force by over 200 aircraft by 2013, while we're building up the Afghan air force.
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Manchin expresses frustration over cuts to the U.S. Air Force while supporting Afghan air force development.
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