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Lee Zeldin: “I think we need to understand that our enemies do not respect weakness. They only respect strength.”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
I think we need to understand that our enemies do not respect weakness. They only respect strength.
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Lee Zeldin
New York

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Zeldin argues that strength is crucial in dealing with adversaries like Iran.

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