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On the recordFebruary 1, 2010
I appreciate that. I think sometimes too, though, that it gives them an out, a convenient out, an excuse at some point in the future.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune comments on missile defense and its implications for strategic deterrence.

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