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On the recordAugust 9, 2021
This town loves military escalation. Makes a lot of people rich here. De-escalation is not as lucrative.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy criticizes the preference for military escalation over de-escalation in Washington.

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