“To belittle this mission is to belittle and demean the very service these members who gave their lives.”

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On the recordNovember 24, 2015
In Fiscal Year 2015, the United States has allocated more than $134 million for assistance to support the reforms needed to advance the Western Balkans' integration with the European Union (EU) and NATO.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Fact Sheet: U.S. Assistance to the Western Balkans

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