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Lloyd Austin: “We are encouraged--we continue to encourage the leadership in Iraq to do--to be more accommodating to the Sunni…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
We are encouraged--we continue to encourage the leadership in Iraq to do--to be more accommodating to the Sunni population
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Lloyd Austin
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Stresses the importance of involving Sunni leaders in the Iraqi government.

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