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Ron Johnson: “Without America's stabilizing presence, things are spinning…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Sen. Johnson on CNN's The Situation Room

Published January 4, 2016 | Video Starts at 06:02

So it really is the popcorn and the kettle black. I don't think you really need a whole lot of justification for these two nations to hate each other. And again, Without America's stabilizing presence, things are spinning out of control. and it's very concerning. You saw the Brian Todd report on this new Jihadist video that ISIS just released, the new so called junior Jihadi. John, what do you make of it? (06:02–06:09)

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Asserts that the absence of U.S. stabilization is causing chaos in the region.

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