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On the recordMarch 2, 2015
You indicated that you thought--in response to earlier questioning--that you thought that ISIL was our most pressing challenge, but Iran was our greatest long-term challenge.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the perceived threats of ISIL and Iran.

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