On the recordJune 21, 2011
When innocents are being slaughtered and global security endangered, we don't have to choose between standing idly by or acting on our own.
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congress.gov“When innocents are being slaughtered and global security endangered, we don't have to choose between standing idly by or acting on our own.”
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