I'm here as a United States Senator who has traveled to conflict zones all around the world. When I got elected as a 29-year-old kid, I committed that wherever we had soldiers at war, I would be there. I've been into Bosnia and Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq and every place we've had conflict.
On the recordSeptember 21, 2008
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Joe Biden emphasizes his extensive foreign affairs experience as a U.S. Senator.
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