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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
The unintended consequence is the signal that you send to our adversaries because they measure some of our actions as our resolve, our national resolve.
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Martin Smith
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Discussing how U.S. actions affect perceptions of resolve among adversaries.

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