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Jim Risch: “Well, the nation-building was a great strategy in the World War II era, and it worked.”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
Well, the nation-building was a great strategy in the World War II era, and it worked.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch reflects on the effectiveness of past nation-building strategies compared to current challenges.

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