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Joseph P. Kennedy III: “The purpose was to get to this negotiation. The purpose was to see whether or not diplomacy and avoidance of war could…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2013
The purpose was to get to this negotiation. The purpose was to see whether or not diplomacy and avoidance of war could actually deliver the same thing or better than you might be able to get through confrontation.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kennedy emphasizes the goal of negotiations over military confrontation.

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