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Joseph Votel
Executive
Joseph Votel is the former commander of the U.S. military’s Central Command.
Notable Quotes
"It puts on a lot of pressure on leaders to make sure that people are still at their edge."View Story →
""a very, very dangerous period for us.""View Story →
"It puts on a lot of pressure on leaders to make sure that people are still at their edge."View Story →
"I have 'no doubt' that U.S. forces 'have done a lot of destruction and we've been successful in certainly dismantling a lot of the regime's military capabilities.'"View Story →
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