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Johnny Isakson: Sometimes our enemies are not the nations or doctrines but they're in fact hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
Sometimes our enemies are not the nations or doctrines but they're in fact hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Isakson reflects on broader threats beyond traditional enemies, highlighting poverty and chaos.

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