Jimmy Carter actually said...

The exports being curtailed by this action make a significant contribution to the military potential of the Soviet Union that is detrimental to the national security of the United States.

Context

Shipments of Agricultural Commodities to the Soviet Union Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate...

01/20/1980

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