Richard Lugar actually said...

if we don't sustain the long-term investments necessary to prevent failing states and to reduce the poverty that can spawn instability and extremism, we run the risk of paying a far higher price down the road.

Context

Emphasizes the importance of long-term investments to prevent instability.

04/29/2009

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