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On the recordJune 17, 2013
But I agree with Tom in the sense that the fundamental issue is are there going to be pressures, political and otherwise, so that the security forces feel that they cannot do what they did in 2008.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Concerns about political pressures affecting security forces during elections.

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