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Joe Wilson: “I have been pretty silent during this debate, and reasonably neutral, but I must bring to my colleague's attention the…”

On the recordJune 5, 1996
I have been pretty silent during this debate, and reasonably neutral, but I must bring to my colleague's attention the fact that in New Delhi today they are building SU-34's, they are building MiG-29's, and they are building T-80's. They have, throughout the cold war, allied themselves in the Soviet Union. So I think it is a little bit of a stretch to call them an ally.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing military developments in India and its historical alliances during a debate.

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