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Lloyd Austin: “If their leadership is unable to transfer power in a peaceful manner, that would create conditions that would cause us…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2010
If their leadership is unable to transfer power in a peaceful manner, that would create conditions that would cause us to, perhaps, revert to sectarian behavior.
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Lloyd Austin
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Concern over potential sectarian conflict if power transfer fails.

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