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On the recordSeptember 25, 2012
I do not understand the continuance of the president to look the other way and not admit the fact that this was obviously a terrorist attack.
Said by
Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Senator Isakson expresses confusion over the administration's response to the Benghazi attack, emphasizing the need to acknowledge it as a terrorist act.

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