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Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. President, as the leader of the free world, the United States always will be the target of those forces which seek…”

On the recordOctober 23, 1985
Mr. President, as the leader of the free world, the United States always will be the target of those forces which seek to attack democracy and to challenge the basic principles of human freedom which our Nation represents.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Oct 23, 1985

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Marking the anniversary of a terrorist bombing that killed 241 Americans.

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