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On the recordSeptember 6, 2018
I look at this and I see us lining up with appalling dictators and quirky monarchies in ways that probably have blowback for us.
Said by
Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Himes critiques U.S. alliances with questionable regimes and their potential negative consequences.

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