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On the recordApril 20, 2010
We have an enduring interest in the security of the United States, our citizens and U.S. allies and partners.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks by National Security Advisor James L. Jones at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

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