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Joseph P. Kennedy III: We have a right to defend ourselves without assuming the obligation to make sure that every country that harbors…

On the recordJuly 9, 2013
We have a right to defend ourselves without assuming the obligation to make sure that every country that harbors terrorists ends up as prosperous and as democratic as our World War II adversaries.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the U.S. right to self-defense without rebuilding obligations.

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