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  1. Energy Diplomacy Robin Dunnigan:

    North Stream-2 actually threatens not only Ukraine's survivability and their resources, but it is a risk to fuel diversification in Europe, especially southeastern Europe.

  2. Ted Cruz:

    But if Donald Trump files the lawsuit that he threatens, that lawsuit will be frivolous.

  3. Mike Pompeo:

    Any person or company doing business in Cuba should heed this announcement, cuba's behavior in the Western Hemisphere undermines the security and stability of countries throughout the region, which directly threatens United States national security interests.

  4. David Charbonneau:

    A major national STEM objective is to increase the participation of women, when one of the most prominent scientists repeatedly commits sexual harassment, it threatens this national objective.

  5. Ronald Reagan:

    My fellow Americans, I must speak to you tonight about a mounting danger in Central America that threatens the security of the United States. This danger will not go away it will grow worse, much worse, if we fail to take action now.


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