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Susan Collins: We forgot that lesson of history that only the nations with powerful navies are able to exert power and influence, and…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
We forgot that lesson of history that only the nations with powerful navies are able to exert power and influence, and when a navy disappears so does that nation's power.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins emphasizes the importance of naval power for national influence.

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