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On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
Ahmadinejad and I are going into the basement now to set our sights on Washington and launch cannons and missiles.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

McCaul references a controversial statement by Hugo Chavez regarding aggression towards the U.S.

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