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"We very much condemn the violation — flagrant violation — of Ukraine's sovereignty that we saw today with the movement of this Russian convoy into Ukraine." — Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser to President Barack Obama.
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"The U.S. can't defeat the Islamic State terrorist army in Iraq if it does not strike its leadership and core base in Syria simultaneously. A real strategy requires linkage of the military effort in Iraq with Syria." — Oubai Shahbandar, a Washington-based senior strategist for the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition group.
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"Running for president of the United States, I don't care how good you might think you might be. Whether you've been elected governor of Texas three times and served for 12 years, it is not good enough from the standpoint of the preparation to run for the presidency of the United States." — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, addressing a group of business leaders in New Hampshire.
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