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Robert C. Byrd: “We are taking this measured response to the Afghanistan invasion in hope of deterring future aggression by raising the…”

On the recordApril 3, 1980
We are taking this measured response to the Afghanistan invasion in hope of deterring future aggression by raising the price of the resort to force.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 3, 1980

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Supporting a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics.

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