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Cord Byrd: “Absolutely. We are taking a reckless course in advocating this doctrine. It is a nefarious doctrine, and it is scaring…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2003
Absolutely. We are taking a reckless course in advocating this doctrine. It is a nefarious doctrine, and it is scaring the world to death today. No wonder we are looked upon as being warmongers. When our friends begin to fear us, may I say to the distinguished Senator from Maryland--who is one of the foremost thinkers in this body. I have been in this Congress for 50 years now, and I have seen some thinkers. I remember John Pastore, for example, who was a thinker. The Senator from Maryland is a thinker. The Senator is right on point in what he is saying. This is a dangerous doctrine, a reckless doctrine. When our friends begin to fear us, we are in trouble.
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Cord Byrd
Florida
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Addressing concerns about a dangerous doctrine during a Senate debate.

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