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Leon Panetta: It does put us at risk, and the risk is this, that if we face a situation that involves navigational rights...

On the recordMay 22, 2012
It does put us at risk, and the risk is this, that if we face a situation that involves navigational rights...
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Warns about risks to U.S. naval power if treaty is not ratified.

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