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Joe Manchin: The President's plan would do the opposite. It would increase the difficulties and risks to our mission.

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
The President's plan would do the opposite. It would increase the difficulties and risks to our mission.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin critiques the President's drawdown plan as detrimental to mission success.

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