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If there's a country, and it's dangerous, and we deploy a U.S. military man or woman, if there's only one there, and they never leave the capital, that is 'boots on the ground.' We do a disservice to the sacrifice of these people, particularly if they are killed, when we say there's no boots on the ground.
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"If there's a country, and it's dangerous, and we deploy a U.S. military man or woman, if there's only one there, and they never leave the capital, that is 'boots on the ground.' We do a disservice to the sacrifice of these people, particularly if they are killed, when we say there's no boots on the ground."
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If there's a country, and it's dangerous, and we deploy a U.S. military man or woman, if there's only one there, and they never leave the capital, that is 'boots on the ground.' We do a disservice to the sacrifice of these people, particularly if they are killed, when we say there's no boots on the ground. — John F. Kelly

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John F. Kelly was a Public Servant from United States (1950–present).

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Who said "If there's a country, and it's dangerous, and we deploy a U.S. military man or…"?
This quote is attributed to John F. Kelly, a Public Servant from United States.
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John F. Kelly lived from 1950 – present.