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Hillary Clinton: Rising debt levels pose a national security threat in two ways. It undermines our capacity to act in our own interest…

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
Rising debt levels pose a national security threat in two ways. It undermines our capacity to act in our own interest, and it does constrain us where constraint may be undesirable. And it also sends a message of weakness internationally.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton discusses the national security risks posed by rising debt levels.

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