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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
it may in fact be a helpful signal because it shows that we're not like the Soviets, that we're not trying to stay there and impose our way of life on them.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Senator Collins reflects on the President's withdrawal plan as a positive signal.

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