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Tom Cotton: 500 years of Russian history shows that it's actually the West that has more to fear from Russian aggression than Russia…

On the recordJanuary 26, 2016
500 years of Russian history shows that it's actually the West that has more to fear from Russian aggression than Russia from the West.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton emphasizes historical fears of Russian aggression towards the West.

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