U.S. government shutdown would affect military operations: Mattis
20 January 2018 |
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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that the U.S. military's competitive edge has eroded "in every domain of warfare" and blamed that partly on spending caps and congressional budget dysfunction.
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