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On the recordDecember 2, 2009
I think everyone would agree with this--was to get al-Qaeda, to stop al-Qaeda, to squelch al-Qaeda.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the objective of eliminating al-Qaeda.

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