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Thompson Calls For ‘Million-Member’ Ground Force

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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), a latecomer to the presidential contest, recently outlined his national priorities for the campaign, among them calling for a "million- member" ground force and support for military modernization. National security should be the nation's top priority and he is willing to pay for it. "We must begin by rebuilding our military with the full recognition that national security comes at a price," Thompson said during a Nov. 13 speech at The Citadel,…

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