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John Kerry: America's prestige around the world is a force multiplier, and that we wouldn't have 90 percent of the casualties and 90…

On the recordOctober 4, 2004
America's prestige around the world is a force multiplier, and that we wouldn't have 90 percent of the casualties and 90 percent of the costs if we had some allies in this deal.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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John Kerry argues for the importance of international alliances in reducing American casualties and costs.

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