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On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
I think there is a fundamental difference between taking out a member of a terrorist organization and taking out an individual who is an official of a nation State who happens to use terrorist organizations to promote what the State sees as its agenda.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly discusses the implications of targeting state officials linked to terrorism.

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