#troops

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy. ↗

— John Spratt

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#could #deploy #duty #guard #hardly

Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we were not prepared to prevent looting or to guard hundreds of weapons dumps spread throughout the country. ↗

— John Spratt

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#country #dumps #end #guard #hostilities

We want to support our troops because they didn't make the decision to go there... but I don't think it should be open-ended. We ought to have a benchmark where the administration has to come back and give us a report. ↗

— Edward Kennedy

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#back #because #benchmark #come #decision