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Johnny Isakson: “It is going to take our leadership to do that. Al Bashir in the north is not going to be a help to us at all.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
It is going to take our leadership to do that. Al Bashir in the north is not going to be a help to us at all.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Isakson emphasizes the need for U.S. leadership in addressing the South Sudan crisis.

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