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Rob Andrews: “I want to re-emphasize what he just said, that there is a definite difference between self-defense and provocation, and…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1998
I want to re-emphasize what he just said, that there is a definite difference between self-defense and provocation, and I think it is very clear that the decision by President Clerides to try to defend the free people of Cyprus is self-defense and not provocation, and I am disappointed that our government has gone on record indicating its reluctance to see that happen. I believe that the proper policy should be for us to recognize the right of the free people of Cyprus to have that self-defense.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the U.S. government's stance on Cyprus and self-defense.

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