American policy in the Middle East is a broken record, and the record is entitled, 'Military Escalation.'
Chris Murphy: “American policy in the Middle East is a broken record, and the record is entitled, 'Military Escalation.'”
On the recordMarch 8, 2017
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Murphy criticizes U.S. military intervention policies in the Middle East as ineffective.
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