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Tom Cotton: “Hamas must be destroyed. The Gaza Strip is run by a rat's nest terrorist organization and has been for years.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2014
Hamas must be destroyed. The Gaza Strip is run by a rat's nest terrorist organization and has been for years.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Tom Cotton emphasizes the need to eliminate Hamas, labeling it a terrorist organization.

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