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Rand Paul: “But then there are strains, and not insignificant strains, I think maybe as much as a third of the population of…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2013
But then there are strains, and not insignificant strains, I think maybe as much as a third of the population of Pakistan, maybe half, said they would vote for bin Laden, which basically means they are voting for the Taliban, voting for a repressive culture that would shoot a little girl.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Paul highlights conflicting sentiments in Pakistan regarding extremism.

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