Bahrain needs the United States, from both the security and economic points of view, more than the United States needs Bahrain.
Ed Markey: “Bahrain needs the United States, from both the security and economic points of view, more than the United States needs…”
On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
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Markey cites a former intelligence director on Bahrain's dependency on U.S. support.
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