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Joe Wilson: “I remember being told that we could not win against communism, that it was the wave of the future, and so we did, and…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I remember being told that we could not win against communism, that it was the wave of the future, and so we did, and thanks to the American military we have a greater spread of democracy today than in the history of the world.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson reflects on past victories over communism and the spread of democracy.

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