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Walter B. Jones: “To think that we have accomplished any great success is absolutely ridiculous based on history.”

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
To think that we have accomplished any great success is absolutely ridiculous based on history.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Jones expresses skepticism about the success of military efforts based on historical outcomes.

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