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Dick Lugar: What happens if, after the contribution of our troops and our funds, countries I have mentioned and countries in Africa…

On the recordApril 20, 2009
What happens if, after the contribution of our troops and our funds, countries I have mentioned and countries in Africa come to a result that many Americans, looking at liberal democratic traditions, say, 'This isn't exactly what we had in mind.'
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Senator Lugar questions the outcomes of U.S. involvement in foreign nations.

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