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Jay Carney: “The principle that we don't leave our men and women behind doesn't have an asterisk attached to it depending on who's…”

On the recordJune 2, 2014
The principle that we don't leave our men and women behind doesn't have an asterisk attached to it depending on who's holding you.
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Jay Carney

Editor's note · Context

Carney asserts that the commitment to not leave soldiers behind applies universally, regardless of the captors.

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