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- He wouldn't stay at large for long. - Maybe so.
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But millions of lives are hanging in the balance.
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I am trying to save a nation!
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As am I.
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No nation can survive the loss, nor soon replace, a great leader.
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Let us be pragmatic. Fifty lives means nothing in the grand scheme.
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Let me be equally pragmatic.
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Our president took a great risk to come to your aid...
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against strong opposition in both parties and among our allies.
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It would be politically impossible to do so again.
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If it meant saving his life, I would gladly do it.
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But I would have to know for sure.