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Dick Lugar: “The threats to U.S. national security in the region are both real and profound, but they are also largely indirect.”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009
The threats to U.S. national security in the region are both real and profound, but they are also largely indirect.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar emphasizes the complexity of security threats in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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