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Gerry Connolly: “Look, we can all agree that Qasem Soleimani was a horrific human being who was detrimental to U.S. national security…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
Look, we can all agree that Qasem Soleimani was a horrific human being who was detrimental to U.S. national security interests, period, full stop.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly emphasizes Soleimani's negative impact on U.S. security.

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