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James Comer: We must not allow Baghdad to become an appendix of Tehran, and we have allowed it to do so for far too long.

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
We must not allow Baghdad to become an appendix of Tehran, and we have allowed it to do so for far too long.
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James Comer
Republican · Kentucky

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Emphasizing the need to prevent Iranian influence in Iraq.

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