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Peter King: “This is very unusual for our country, because, despite a person's ethnic background or religious background, when a war…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2011
This is very unusual for our country, because, despite a person's ethnic background or religious background, when a war begins, we're all Americans. But, in this case, that is not the situation. And whether it is pressure, whether it's cultural tradition, or whatever, the fact is, the Muslim community does not cooperate anywhere near to the extent that it should.
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Peter King
Republican · New York

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Peter King discusses the lack of cooperation from the Muslim community in the context of national security.

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