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Republican Party has "people that are prepared to in the immediate future". He also cited his own credentials on race stating that as attorney general of Virginia he
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Americans to remain in Iraq and be involved in the "Middle East issue" because if not, America is "going to end up with a major war". Later in the interview when Gilmore was asked if he believed Attorney General
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principles, he answered that he believed it could be a part of the platform because "energy independence ... is a national security issue" which serves the interests of
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promoting a strong national defense." On July 30, 2015, Gilmore eventually launched another
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