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Brad Sherman: “In the future, those who say, 'Where's your strategy?' are really saying, 'Why can't you control the world at no cost?'…”

On the recordNovember 3, 2015
In the future, those who say, 'Where's your strategy?' are really saying, 'Why can't you control the world at no cost?' And that is a silly question.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman criticizes unrealistic expectations of U.S. foreign policy effectiveness.

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