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On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
To me, he has not learned the lesson of 9/11, which was where there is a safe haven, such as Afghanistan, that the American families are at risk.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson emphasizes the ongoing threat of terrorism from safe havens like Afghanistan.

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