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We in American have learned bitter lessons from two world wars: It is better to be here [in Europe], ready to protect the peace than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. We’ve learned that isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with an expansionist intent.

~ President Ronald Reagan

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ACNSL States Continued Support for Ukraine is Crucial to U.S. National Security

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