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Jim Webb: “This is so clear, I think to everyone, that we all have an inherent right to self-defense in international waters.”

On the recordApril 29, 2009
This is so clear, I think to everyone, that we all have an inherent right to self-defense in international waters.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb asserts the right to self-defense for ships in international waters.

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