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Ron Johnson: “Our coalition partners supplied 240,000 troops to [the first…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson at HSGAC Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 19:23

From my standpoint, this is kind of my third question too is we need to develop that what I have been calling a committed coalition of the willing. And I often use the model of the first Gulf War, where literally Our coalition partners supplied 240,000 troops to [the first Gulf War] effort, paid for about 85% of it. Now, that is a committed coalition of the willing. But today we need a committed coalition of Sunni Arab states. Correct. Because of the history, because we've bugged out, because we haven't, you know, we've had some problems. (19:23–19:32)

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Asserts that coalition partners contributed 240,000 troops and funded 85% of the first Gulf War.

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