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Joe Manchin: “The United States is not really going to be in this business of world-order upholding as it used to be”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2016
The United States is not really going to be in this business of world-order upholding as it used to be
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin discusses the U.S. withdrawal from global leadership roles.

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