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Tim Kaine: “The United States has relied for too long on military force as the first response to the problems of terrorism…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2017
The United States has relied for too long on military force as the first response to the problems of terrorism, insurgency, and instability abroad.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine critiques the reliance on military solutions over diplomatic ones.

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