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Barack Obama: “I have determined that the commission of serious human rights abuses against the people of Iran and Syria by their…”

On the recordApril 21, 2012
I have determined that the commission of serious human rights abuses against the people of Iran and Syria by their governments... threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Executive Order Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United...

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