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Gerry Connolly: “We can't be delusional about how much, but--and maybe it had counterproductive impacts, as well.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
We can't be delusional about how much, but--and maybe it had counterproductive impacts, as well.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly reflects on the limitations of U.S. influence in Russia and its historical context.

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