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Joe Lieberman: There is an irony here. It is as if folks in places such as Russia are still doing what we sometimes criticize people in…

On the recordFebruary 22, 2000
There is an irony here. It is as if folks in places such as Russia are still doing what we sometimes criticize people in our country for doing--going by a cold-war mentality. But it is a cold-war mentality heavily not only affected by communism, but what the Senator has said, capitalism. So they are selling for short-term gains that, before very long, will endanger them more than us. This is our attempt to say: We are in this together. We are threatened by what you are doing, but watch out, friends, you are going to be threatened soon yourselves.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Discussing U.S.-Russia relations and the implications of their economic strategies.

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