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The American Military's Coming Marathon
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Thomas G. Mahnken, Foreign Affairs The Pentagon Needs Both Quantity and Quality to Win Modern Conflicts
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The American Military’s Coming Marathon
Thomas G. Mahnken, Foreign Affairs The Pentagon Needs Both Quantity and Quality to Win Modern Conflicts
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What happened The Pentagon needs both quantity and quality to win modern conflicts.
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Foreign AffairsNews report · Jun 4, 4:00 AM
The American Military’s Coming Marathon
The Pentagon needs both quantity and quality to win modern conflicts.
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