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Barack Obama: So I strongly believe that we should more fully explore possible modalities for humanitarian assistance that will reach…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
So I strongly believe that we should more fully explore possible modalities for humanitarian assistance that will reach the suffering people of Burma and that do not empower the military junta.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama advocates for humanitarian assistance that avoids empowering the junta.

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