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Ed Royce: “To be an enemy of the United States is bad, but to be a friend is fatal.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
To be an enemy of the United States is bad, but to be a friend is fatal.
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Ed Royce
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Royce references Kissinger's quote to highlight U.S. foreign policy challenges.

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