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Rand Paul: “I think we ought to think this thing through and think that this will not be the end. This will be the beginning.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2017
I think we ought to think this thing through and think that this will not be the end. This will be the beginning.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Paul warns that military intervention may lead to ongoing conflict rather than resolution.

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