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Chris Murphy: “This would be, in my mind, a massive strategic mistake akin to the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia in 1980.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2022
This would be, in my mind, a massive strategic mistake akin to the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia in 1980.
Said by
Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Murphy warns that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a significant strategic error.

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