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On the recordJuly 6, 2016
If the United States chooses to leave the alliance and convince our allies that we have--that 28 sovereign countries, working with the Arabs, in particular, who show signs of wanting to develop a NATO-like organization, we can do an awful lot to prevent future wars coming from different parts of the world.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono warns against U.S. withdrawal from NATO, stressing its importance.

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