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James A. Lewis: “Indeed, we were successful there because we were able to forge a coalition of partners among a number of countries in…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
Indeed, we were successful there because we were able to forge a coalition of partners among a number of countries in our hemisphere who were willing to go a long, long way to deal harshly and directly with the cartels and eventually broke their back.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

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Lewis discusses the success of coalition efforts against drug cartels in Colombia.

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