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HOST, -
LOOK AT HOW YOUR MONEY IS SPENT BY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. THIS WEEK WE WILL LOOK AT DIPLOMATIC EMBASSIES AND POSITIONS WERE ON THE WORLD. WE ARE JOINED...
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| 00:00:46 |
HOST, -
CIRCUIT -- YES, SIR. GUEST: THE MONEY WILL
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GUEST, -
BE DIVIDED INTO CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER KINDS OF SECURITY. MOST OF THE LONG TERM CONSTRUCTION GETS ON A SCHEDULE, SO THEY HAVE TO PRIORITIZE. THEN THEY...
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| 00:02:00 |
HOST, -
ROLE OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY HERE IN D.C. AND HOW THEY MAKE THESE DECISIONS ALONGSIDE THE AMBASSADORS WHO ARE ON THE GROUND AT THE DIFFERENT EMPHASES ...
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| 00:02:14 |
GUEST, -
STRUCTURES THAT WILL PLAY IN ANY DECISION. YOU HAVE THE REGIONAL BUREAUS. STATE DEPARTMENT IS ORGANIZED IN TERMS OF REGIONAL BUREAUS, MIDDLE EAST, AND...
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| 00:03:33 |
HOST, -
ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S FUNDS FOR EMBASSY DIPLOMATIC SECURITY. THE TOTAL BUDGET IN 2012, $2.6 BILLION. $1.5 BILLION FOR SECURITY STAFFING. AND $775...
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| 00:04:16 |
GUEST, -
ABSOLUTE SECURITY, STAY HOME. WE HAVE A JOB TO DO. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY NEEDS TO BE SEEN IN TERMS OF TRYING TO HAVE THE BEST SECURITY YOU CAN WITHIN...
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| 00:05:15 |
HOST, -
TALK ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND ONE THING THAT YOU HAVE NOTED IS THAT YOU HAVE CARRIED A WEAPON WHEN UNDER ASSASSINATION THREAT IN TWO COUNTRIES...
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| 00:05:34 |
GUEST, -
ARE REFERRED TO THERE WAS AN EARLY EXPERIENCE IN IRAN WHEN I WAS CONSULATE BEFORE THE RESOLUTION. -- THE REVOLUTION. THERE IS AN ASSASSINATION OF AN AMERICAN...
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| 00:06:38 |
HOST, -
AND THESE ARE PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS? GUEST: YES, AND
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| 00:06:41 |
GUEST, -
THEY HAVE TO BE AMERICAN FOR THOSE WHO DO THE PERIMETER SECURITY. THE WAY THE LAW IS STRUCTURED IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN AMERICAN COMPANY, AND YOU...
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| 00:08:04 |
HOST, -
CALLS ON THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" TODAY. THE NUMBERS ARE ON THE SCREEN. I WANT TO START FIRST WITH STEVE FROM PENDLETON, INDIANA, ON THE INDEPENDENT...
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| 00:08:21 |
CALLER, -
CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I'M AN INDEPENDENT LIBERTARIAN. I JUST IMPLORE ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS TO PLEASE START LOOKING AT WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN IS DOING. THEY...
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| 00:09:12 |
HOST, -
FIRST ADDRESS THE AULERICH CLINTON SITUATION IN LIBYA AND HER TESTIMONY -- ADDRESS THE HILLARY CLINTON SITUATION IN LIBYA AND HER TESTIMONY LAST WEEK....
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| 00:09:31 |
GUEST, -
SURE ABOUT WHAT HE PREFERRED TO -- REFERRED TO. BUT IF I COULD GO BACK TO ONE THEME THAT HAPPENED IN THAT TESTIMONY REPEATEDLY. PEOPLE SAYING, WHY DID...
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| 00:11:39 |
HOST, -
CLIP OF HILLARY CLINTON TALKING ABOUT FUNDING FOR DIPLOMATIC POSTS ARE ON THE WORLD AND BEING A BIT CRITICAL OF THE CUTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE IN RECENT...
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| 00:12:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
2012, THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED $300,000 LESS. ALMOST 10% LESS. THEY HAVE AN INDEPENDENT VIEW OF THIS AND HAVE RECOMMENDED AN INCREASE IN FACILITIES...
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| 00:13:10 |
HOST, -
IN THAT TESTIMONY THAT THEY ACCOUNT FOR THE REVIEW BOARD IN LIBYA.
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| 00:13:19 |
GUEST, -
GUEST: SHE IS RIGHT. WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE CONTINGENCY BUDGET, YOU ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH A SMALLER PIE. THEN YOU GET A NEW CIRCUMSTANCE. THEN...
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| 00:14:04 |
HOST, -
THERE A BASE LINE IN TERMS OF A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SECURITY AROUND EACH COUNTRY, OR A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SECURITY STRUCTURE ARE ON THE WORLD? GUEST: IN
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| 00:14:18 |
GUEST, -
TERMS OF STANDARDS, YES. ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT ALWAYS MEET THE STANDARDS. THIS WAS AFTER THE BIG BOMBINGS OF OUR EMBASSIES IN KENYA AND TANZANIA, SHE MENTIONED...
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| 00:15:29 |
HOST, -
WITH A RONALD NOONAN -- NEUMANN, THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DIPLOMACY. UP NEXT, JUST IN KENTUCKY ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER:...
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| 00:15:47 |
CALLER, -
NOT UNDERSTAND IF WE ARE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS TRYING TO KEEP OUR PEOPLE PROTECTED, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE DO NOT PULL OUT AND PUT OUR INDUSTRY...
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| 00:16:14 |
GUEST, -
TRY TO SAY THAT EVERY DECISION IS A GOOD DECISION. LET ME BRING THIS INTO TWO PARTS. ONE IS A QUESTION OF CONTRACTORS. THERE ARE MANY PLACES I THINK...
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| 00:19:01 |
HOST, -
FROM WISCONSIN ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE
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| 00:19:08 |
CALLER, -
TO SUGGEST THAT AMBASSADOR STEVENS MADE IN HIS JUDGMENT. HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE GONE THERE. HE KNEW THE WHOLE COUNTRY WAS DESTABILIZED. HE KNEW THAT BENGHAZI...
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| 00:19:48 |
GUEST, -
WANT TO SECOND- GUESS THE SITUATION WAS NOT INVOLVED IN. THE SECRETARY SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS, BECAUSE THESE DECISIONS AS I HAVE TALKED...
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| 00:21:36 |
HOST, -
ABOUT 270 POSTS FOR THE WORLD. 850 REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS ARE IN PLACE AND ABOUT 1000 SECURITY -- MARINE SECURITY GUARDS ARE IN PLACE AS WELL. WE...
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| 00:22:07 |
CALLER, -
NEUMANN, PETE STARK OF. YOU WERE MY POLITICAL BOSS WHEN I RAN THE HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM. GUEST: I REMEMBER WELL. CALLER: I
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| 00:22:18 |
CALLER, -
WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE EYES AND EARS DEBT AND BASES USED TO ENJOY -- THAT EMBASSIES USED TO ENJOY AND THAT WE KNOW WHAT OR HOW ABOUT....
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| 00:22:33 |
GUEST, -
I REMEMBER SENDING YOU OUT TO WORK WITH THE KURDS IN IRAQ AND GETTING SOME EXCELLENT REPORTING BACK. THANK YOU. THE LARGER POINT IS THAT YOU NEED THE...
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| 00:24:24 |
HOST, -
PETER, THIS ONE IN ROCKFORD, ILL. ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: I JUST HAVE A
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| 00:24:32 |
CALLER, -
QUESTION. WHAT GIVES THE UNITED STATES THE RIGHT TO GO FOR IT -- GO AROUND JUSTIFYING OTHER COUNTRIES, NEVER WON. -- NO. 1? I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO...
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| 00:25:14 |
HOST, -
TURN YOUR TELEVISION DOWN. THE CALLER QUESTIONS OUR INVOLVEMENT AROUND THE WORLD. GUEST: THERE ARE A
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| 00:25:24 |
GUEST, -
LOT OF MULTINATIONAL PROBLEMS, FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TO DRUGS, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT PULL THE RUG UP...
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| 00:26:13 |
HOST, -
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE AT THE EMBASSIES. HE WRITES -- GUEST: NO, IS THE SHORT
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| 00:26:23 |
GUEST, -
ANSWER. A LITTLE BIT LONGER ANSWER, FIRST, THE AMBASSADOR DOES HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF CONTROL OVER THE CIA. HE OR SHE IS NOT A POWERLESS FIGURE. SECONDLY,...
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| 00:27:11 |
HOST, -
TALK TO RONALD NEUMANN. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: THE QUESTION I HAVE
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| 00:27:19 |
CALLER, -
IS, WHEN SECRETARY CLINTON WAS DOING HER CONFERENCE, SHE WAS BASICALLY SAYING THAT THE FOUR TOP PEOPLE TO BE RELEASED, THEY REALLY DID NOT RELEASE. IT...
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| 00:28:15 |
GUEST, -
SAY RELEASE PEOPLE, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE ROTATION OF PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE POST? CALLER: THAT IS
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| 00:28:22 |
CALLER, -
ONE OF THEM. BUT THE OTHER THING IS THAT THEY JUST DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY, LIKE THESE FOUR PEOPLE THAT WENT IN, THE FOUR PEOPLE THAT THEY RELEASED,...
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| 00:28:39 |
GUEST, -
GUEST: OH, I UNDERSTAND. I WAS FOCUSED ON THE PEOPLE INSIDE BENGHAZI. I THINK THERE ARE TWO OR THREE QUESTIONS HERE THAT ARE ALL QUITE LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS....
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| 00:31:15 |
HOST, -
ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: WHAT
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| 00:31:21 |
CALLER, -
MAKES SECRETARY CLINTON'S STATEMENT ABOUT NOT HAVING SEEN THE ARJUN MEMO FOR HELP -- THE URGENT AND MEMO FOR HELP, AND SHE TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT AWAY ...
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| 00:32:03 |
GUEST, -
THE NATURE OF THE QUESTION. LET ME REPEAT I HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT SINCE 2007. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FROM -- FOR MY COLLEAGUES. I HAVE...
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| 00:35:07 |
HOST, -
HOST: WE ARE TALKING TO RONALD NEUMANN, THE AMBASSADOR TO ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, AND AFGHANISTAN. GUEST: MAY I JUST SAY THAT IT
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| 00:35:22 |
GUEST, -
IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND THE DS STAFF TO RESPOND TO THOSE MESSAGES, THAT IS WHY THEY WERE HELD RESPONSIBLE. HOST: GOING...
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| 00:35:36 |
HOST, -
TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE GROUND. ONE PERSON WRITES IN ON TWITTER -- GUEST:
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| 00:35:49 |
GUEST, -
THAT IS EXACTLY CORRECT. YOU HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES BETWEEN RISKS. YOU ARE LOOKING THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING HERE, OR GOING TO A PARTICULAR MEETING, OR A...
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| 00:36:18 |
HOST, -
JOHN FROM ILLINOIS, ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I SAW HILLARY
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| 00:36:32 |
CALLER, -
CLINTON A LITTLE WHILE AGO TALKING ABOUT $340 MILLION IS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT COULD NOT AFFORD FOR PROTECTION OVER THE EMBASSIES. HOST: YOU ARE TALKING...
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| 00:36:42 |
HOST, -
THE CUTS TO THE EMBASSY SECURITY BUDGET?
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| 00:36:45 |
CALLER, -
CALLER: YES. WE ARE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT, AND OUR COUNTRY COULD NOT GIVE $340 MILLION TO THOSE WHO REALLY NEED PROTECTING, THOSE WHO ARE OUT THERE...
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| 00:37:12 |
GUEST, -
THE U.S. CONGRESS THAT IN ITS WISDOM SAID, YOU CAN ON HOW THAT MONEY. -- CANNOT HAVE THAT MONEY.
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| 00:37:25 |
HOST, -
HOST: YOU ARE ON FROM ALABAMA WITH THE AMBASSADOR. CALLER: EACH
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| 00:37:31 |
CALLER, -
COUNTRY HAD INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR THEIR TO PROTECT THEM. DO WE HAVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS IN AMERICA PROTECTING THE AMBASSADORS OF FROM THESE...
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| 00:37:48 |
GUEST, -
ALL, THE UNITED NATIONS HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW OR PRACTICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF DIPLOMATS OF OTHER COUNTRIES. ONLY FOR THE PROTECTION...
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| 00:39:27 |
GUEST, -
NOBODY EVER CALLED ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE? HOST: BUT WE WILL GET TO THEM, TOO. CALLER: I WANT TO THANK
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| 00:39:36 |
CALLER, -
YOU FOR YOUR LIFELONG SERVICE. HOW MANY LIVES YOU MUST HAVE SAVED IN YOUR LIFETIME IS UNFATHOMABLE. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN...
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| 00:40:06 |
GUEST, -
APPRECIATE THAT. I HOPE THAT BY EXTENSION, IF WE HAVE DIPLOMATS -- WE HAVE DIPLOMATS TAKING RISKS IN A LOT OF PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE MORE OF...
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| 00:40:32 |
HOST, -
TO FLORIDA WHERE PAT IS WAITING. CALLER: I AM
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| 00:40:37 |
CALLER, -
MOST CONCERNED RIGHT NOW -- AND HE MAY HAVE THE ANSWER -- THAT OBAMA COULD IN A BILL OR SUCH FOR A PRIVATE SECURITY FORCE. IF YOU LISTEN TO A YOUTUBE...
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| 00:41:00 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
SECURITY FORCE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? CALLER:
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| 00:41:04 |
CALLER, -
HE PUT A BILL THROUGH THAT HE WOULD-- A POLICE FORCE OVER EVERYTHING. THAT IS ALREADY IN, THAT THERE WILL BE A SECURITY FORCE. HOST:
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| 00:41:20 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
NOT SOMETHING YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT? GUEST: IT
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| 00:41:29 |
Neumann, Ronald E. - President
SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING DOMESTIC. I'M NOT SURE -- FAMILIAR WITH ANYTHING IN MY DOMAIN WHICH RESEMBLES THAT. HOST: RON FROM
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| 00:41:40 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: THE PRESIDENT OF
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| 00:41:49 |
CALLER, -
THE HOST COUNTRY -- IF THEY DO NOT PROTECT THE EMBASSY -- WHY DON'T THEY SEND BUDDY TO HELP THEM -- SEND SOMEBODY TO HELP THEM? >> THEY CAN MAKE A --
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| 00:42:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
GUEST: THEY CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. IF AN AMBASSADOR MAKES A RECOMMENDATION LIKE THAT -- I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY RESIST THAT. WHERE YOU GET MORE...
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| 00:43:02 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
IS ONE OF THE ISSUES YOU BROUGHT UP AT THE BENGHAZI HEARING. GUEST: I THINK IT IS ONE OF
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| 00:43:08 |
Neumann, Ronald E. - President
THE BIGGEST DANGERS, THAT WE WILL TREAT SECURITY AS AN ABSOLUTE. THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHETHER FUTURE ADMINISTRATION IS REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT -- THE...
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| 00:44:00 |
McArdle, John - Guest Host
WANT TO TAKE OUR VIEWERS TO A LIVE EVENT AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTE. IT IS THE EVOLUTION OF JOINTS -- A FORCE OPERATIONS COMMAND AND THE PURSUIT OF...
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