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Jim Inhofe: “To stay ahead of that, while it wasn't necessary to get a lot of intelligence prior to that time under the Gbagbo…”

On the recordApril 17, 2013
To stay ahead of that, while it wasn't necessary to get a lot of intelligence prior to that time under the Gbagbo regime, in my opinion, now it is because you're dealing with people who have terrorism in their background.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Inhofe emphasizes the need for intelligence in countries with new leadership and potential terrorism.

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