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On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
We need to create that dynamic and that means what we did to defeat communism we made that our number-one goal and we worked with anybody who would work with us to defeat that goal.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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She advocates for a strategic approach similar to the Cold War.

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