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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
And we have to help those Iraqis who--which is the bulk of the country--do not want to be dominated by Iran, do not want to become Lebanonized, and want to be able to determine their own future, free of undue influence in that regard.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney emphasizes support for Iraqis resisting Iranian influence.

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