On the recordJuly 31, 2012
So if Tiananmen occurred today with the Chinese Government rolling out tanks and killing hundreds, if not thousands, of its own people, that it would also fit the Panetta rule.
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Webb draws a parallel between Tiananmen and the Panetta rule on legitimacy.
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