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and ultra-nationalists who believe that the United States should capitalize on
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banning the use of torture. In 2014, Gard was also one of 31 retired generals and admirals to sign an open letter to the
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251:Human Resources Development for the U.S. Army
152:Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
679:Generals: Get real and cut Pentagon spending
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408:Gard wrote a letter to the chairman and
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150:and former chairman of the board of the
380:Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
321:Gard has written a number of published
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564:Decrease Stockpiles, Increase Security
201:Gard graduated from West Point with a
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376:"McCain Amendment"
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145:United States Army
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