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“You should tell the Cambodians that we will be friends with them,” Kissinger went on. “They are murderous thugs [Khmer Rouge], but we won’t let that stand in the way.” (From The Guardian.)

What does the clause "we won't let that stand in the way" mean in the above context?

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“You should tell the Cambodians that we will be friends with them,” Kissinger went on. “They are murderous thugs [Khmer Rouge], but we won’t let that fact stop us from being their friend.
 
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