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Dennis Kucinich: “It's not -- it is not up to the United States to be able to choose the government of any other country. And every time…”

On the recordNovember 30, 2009
It's not -- it is not up to the United States to be able to choose the government of any other country. And every time we try to do that, we end up in a mess.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio

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Kucinich emphasizes that the U.S. should not interfere in the governance of other countries, citing past failures.

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