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Ron Johnson: “I think both of you gentlemen are saying diplomacy is really not going to work. We are going to either have to defend…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2017
I think both of you gentlemen are saying diplomacy is really not going to work. We are going to either have to defend ourselves or we are going to have to put pressure on the elite, create pain for them because, let's face it, this regime has inflicted and is willing to inflict all kinds of pain on the general population.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Johnson emphasizes the failure of diplomacy and the need for a stronger stance against North Korea.

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