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Bob Menendez: It seems to me a dangerous proposition to urge people to seek democracy and revolt and then not help them.

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
It seems to me a dangerous proposition to urge people to seek democracy and revolt and then not help them.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez expresses concern about supporting democratic movements without providing assistance.

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