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Transcript: Sen. Jon Kyl, Senate Minority Whip, On Missile Defense

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Monday, April 27th, 2009

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Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, Senate minority whip, spoke before a National Defense University Foundation and National Defense Industrial Association breakfast in Washington at the Capitol Hill Club April 21, 2009. Key portions of his remarks were transcribed by Space & Missile Defense Report. " ... A long time ago, the Israelis moved past the ideological debate about missile defense that we're still having in this country. Given the existential threats to [Israel], they can't afford those debates. I worry…

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