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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
President Trump's apparent inclination to use military force and to risk war rather than to find diplomatic solutions to these crises is troubling.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin expresses concern over Trump's preference for military action over diplomacy.

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