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Tim Kaine: We are not going to have a government that is going to really be a great ally of the United States if their population…

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
We are not going to have a government that is going to really be a great ally of the United States if their population is very anti-U.S. in their public sentiment.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine emphasizes the importance of public sentiment in U.S.-Turkey relations.

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