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Tulsi Gabbard: “Our number one priority is, and should be, defeating ISIS, al-Qaeda, and these other jihadist groups.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2016
Our number one priority is, and should be, defeating ISIS, al-Qaeda, and these other jihadist groups.
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Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of defeating terrorist groups over other geopolitical concerns.

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