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Brad Sherman: “The purpose of the Burmese military--the Myanmar military--is to ethnically cleanse the area, to reverse what they think…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
The purpose of the Burmese military--the Myanmar military--is to ethnically cleanse the area, to reverse what they think is the wrongful act of people moving into their country 100 or 1,000 years ago.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman describes the military's intent as ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.

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