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On the recordSeptember 11, 2019
You can't bomb a country into democracy. You can't bomb a country into peace. You have to use all the tools of American power, including diplomacy, economic power, and working with our allies.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussion on U.S. military strategy and foreign policy

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