But we forgot that bringing an all-volunteer force into a protracted war hasn't happened since the American Revolution.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: "The 'Buck' stops here" on defense cuts

On energy, he supports a "cap-and-trade" system to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but the details of that system will provide fodder for a major--and possibly protracted--lobbying war during the next Congress.

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