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On the recordMarch 7, 2023
For two decades after the end of the Cold War, our country, the United States, was the world's sole superpower.
Said by
Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio reflects on U.S. dominance post-Cold War and its implications.

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