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Marco Rubio: “When hundreds of thousands of American troops are there, we let our allies in the region off the hook.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2015
When hundreds of thousands of American troops are there, we let our allies in the region off the hook.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio discusses the consequences of a large troop presence in the Middle East.

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