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Chris Coons: The proximate cause of the coup in many ways was a series of military defeats, and the capacity of the Malian Armed…

On the recordDecember 4, 2012
The proximate cause of the coup in many ways was a series of military defeats, and the capacity of the Malian Armed Forces is a critical first step.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons discusses the military failures leading to the coup in Mali.

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