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Brad Sherman: “But at the same time, if an Argentine plane was getting too close to the Falkland Islands we wouldn't be talking about…”

On the recordApril 27, 2016
But at the same time, if an Argentine plane was getting too close to the Falkland Islands we wouldn't be talking about it here.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman draws a comparison to highlight the significance of attention on specific geopolitical tensions.

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