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SD Senator Mike Rounds; Seventeen Years of Conflict Secures America

SD Senator Mike Rounds; Seventeen Years of Conflict Secures America

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Passing September 11th last week was a reminder that American military forces have been involved in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq for over seventeen years.
South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the costs have, so far, been worth it.

Rounds, a member of the Armed Services Committee, says technology has improved in tracking suspected terrorists…

Rounds says in those years, other countries have now re-armed themselves…

Rounds says the US fell behind in weapons development and technology and will have to spend more to catch up.

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