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Jimmy Carter: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is a serious threat to world peace.

On the recordJanuary 3, 1980
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is a serious threat to world peace.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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