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Hillary Clinton: our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade; our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally…

On the recordFebruary 28, 2009
our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade; our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals, causes the deaths of police, of soldiers, of civilians.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton emphasizes U.S. responsibility in drug violence due to demand and arms trafficking.

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