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Roger Wicker: “To think that we would be passing up an opportunity to remove him as a threat to United States interests and as a threat…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2011
To think that we would be passing up an opportunity to remove him as a threat to United States interests and as a threat to the region is an unacceptable thought.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker argues against missing the chance to eliminate Qadhafi's threat.

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