On the recordApril 30, 2012
We don't go looking for a fight, but when we see our homeland violated, when we see our fellow citizen killed, then we understand what we have to do.
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transcripts.cnn.com“We don't go looking for a fight, but when we see our homeland violated, when we see our fellow citizen killed, then we understand what we have to do.”
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