Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 29, 2017
We have slain a large dragon, the Soviet Union, but we live now in a jungle with a bewildering variety of poisonous snakes.
Said by
Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Inhofe refers to a past statement about geopolitical threats.

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