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On the recordMarch 7, 2016
According to the U.S. policy standards and procedures for the use of force put out by the White House, the United States will use lethal force only against a target that poses a continuing imminent threat to U.S. persons.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee discusses U.S. policy on lethal force and imminent threats.

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