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On the recordMay 20, 2009
I don't believe it's always necessary that, if the American flag goes down, that we end up staying to rebuild a nation.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb argues against the need for prolonged military presence after conflicts.

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Sep 19, 2012

The disagreements over sovereignty and the potential for conflict have only increased.

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We have had a lot of discussion over the last 6 years about the so-called pivot to Asia. I will say as someone who has spent a great deal of time in and out of east Asia that this pivot was heavily influenced by the actions, again, taken…

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Jul 31, 2012

If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.

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