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Jim Risch: “The path forward was not sitting at the table and talking your differences out, but rather that military force is the…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2016
The path forward was not sitting at the table and talking your differences out, but rather that military force is the way you accomplish what you are trying to do.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes that military force is prioritized over dialogue in conflict resolution.

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