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Dick Lugar: I presume a majority of the shareholders share the desire to make these loans to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the midst…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2010
I presume a majority of the shareholders share the desire to make these loans to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the midst of warfare or certainly conflict in which there could be some disagreements or debates over American policy or the policies of our NATO allies and others who are involved there.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar discusses the complexities of U.S. loans to conflict regions.

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