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On the recordJuly 27, 2010
I want to introduce into the Record a Gallup poll that revealed that 59 percent of Pakistanis view the U.S. as their biggest threat, and that 67 percent of Pakistanis polled were opposed to military operations in their country. Now, Mr. Speaker, if putting our troops inside the borders of Afghanistan, if we're not putting them in a hostile environment, with those poll results, I don't know what would be hostile.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio
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Jul 27, 2010

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Kucinich discusses a Gallup poll indicating Pakistani views on the U.S. as a threat and opposition to military operations.

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