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On the recordOctober 6, 2015
I recall, early in this administration, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and his warning to our Government that then- Prime Minister Maliki was, quote, 'not our friend,' but, rather, an Iranian sympathizer under Tehran's influence.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman recalls King Abdullah's warning about Maliki's ties to Iran.

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