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I would also remind my colleagues that countries in which the military police its citizens are countries lent to oppression by that military. We have all seen it replete through the pages and the annals of time and history. Second important point: The U.S. military is already engaged to the tune of more than $800 million per year in assisting law enforcement into areas of drug interdiction and border security. mostly with high technology assets at their disposal. In this gentlemans opinion. there is no need for us to increase this level of support. Thirdly. all of us. many of us on the floor of Congress have talked about the operational tempo that many believe is crippling the American military forces as we downsize.