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The arch should proceed because national symbolism and security value outweigh its acknowledged historic-site effects

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Turning the arch into a military complex materially changes the project enough to require supplemental preservation review

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Adding military functions gives the arch a legitimate national-security purpose beyond presidential monument building

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The arch’s proposed mitigation measures are inadequate compensation for permanently changing Arlington’s monumental landscape

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National-security claims do not justify exempting the arch from ordinary preservation and statutory constraints

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Ending the arch’s preservation consultation before agreement favors construction speed over meaningful local participation