09/13/2016
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"We have also been conveying very strong messages to the TMC that they must allow peaceful protests."
"I take them at their word that instability cannot be addressed if you do not have a government that the people fundamentally will accept."
"we might not be interested in engaging aggressively because our allies do not want us to."
"I did not want to get into the cost in great detail now, but we are looking at all options including sanctions down the line should there be any kind of repeat of violence."