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Jeremiah Smith: “I think that really goes to the heart of the debate here; what is the best way to accomplish that? My point is--and I am…”

On the recordApril 27, 1998
I think that really goes to the heart of the debate here; what is the best way to accomplish that? My point is--and I am a supporter of NATO, always was and still am-- but I believe that what we have here is a window of opportunity that allows us to try to pull the Russians to us. If the Russians right now were threatening Poland, I would say it is urgent--or were even talking about threatening Poland--it is urgent to move forward on this. We would still go to their defense, in my opinion, anyway. But that is an academic argument.
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Jeremiah Smith
Federalist · New Hampshire

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Discussing NATO's role and the security of Poland during a debate.

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