05/21/2018
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"Mali is a country in crisis, and when one looks at the human development index, Mali is a country that ranks in the bottom dozen."
"I urge the United States to press for a strong human rights component within this military intervention."
"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."
"the United States can be of help to hopefully bring about free and fair elections in 2013"