#united states

Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific. ↗

— Leon Panetta

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For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead the quest for freedom around the globe. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

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