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On the recordJune 7, 2011
If there is any nation in the world that needs nation-building right now, it's the United States of America.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb emphasizes the need for nation-building in the U.S. instead of abroad.

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