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Dick Lugar: We should not distance ourselves from a country that looms so large in our own strategic calculations.

On the recordMay 4, 2011
We should not distance ourselves from a country that looms so large in our own strategic calculations.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Emphasizing the importance of maintaining ties with Pakistan despite challenges.

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