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Hillary Clinton: We need a president who will be sensitive to the implications of the use of force and understand that force should be a…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2008
We need a president who will be sensitive to the implications of the use of force and understand that force should be a last resort, not a first resort.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton emphasizes the importance of caution in using military force.

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