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On the recordMay 14, 2014
The military's decline in effectiveness in Nigeria is really traced to fear that the political leadership has to military coup.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Flake discusses the Nigerian military's decline linked to political fears of a coup.

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