01/07/2009
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"I do not think that is going to happen."
"We urgently need a principled, bipartisan American response, led by the Congress, to the threat of Russian attacks on our friends in Europe and on our democracy at home."
"The Committee will receive testimony on the smart use of sanctions to counter Kremlin military incursions in Ukraine, Syria, and its increased reliance on cyber warfare against many nations."
"Our long-term goal must thus be to contain Russian power in Eastern Europe to preserve, in the words of President George H.W. Bush, the 'Europe whole, free, and at peace' that was the historic result ..."