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Ed Markey: “Permanent basing in a repressive Bahrain undermines our support for reform.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
Permanent basing in a repressive Bahrain undermines our support for reform.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey argues against U.S. military presence in Bahrain due to its repressive regime.

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