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Mike Levin: It is because it will take such a long time, in our judgment, for those kinds of civilian goals to be achieved that we…

On the recordJune 24, 1998
It is because it will take such a long time, in our judgment, for those kinds of civilian goals to be achieved that we must send a clear signal we cannot be there--
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing the timeline for achieving civilian goals in a specific context.

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