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Jim Inhofe: “If the United States is not engaged, that creates a vacuum, right? Who's filling that vacuum?”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
If the United States is not engaged, that creates a vacuum, right? Who's filling that vacuum?
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Inhofe raises concerns about U.S. disengagement leading to influence from adversaries like China and Russia.

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