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Ed Markey: “One of the highest ranking ministers said to us that Libya was going to make Syria look like a piece of cake”

On the recordJune 14, 2016
One of the highest ranking ministers said to us that Libya was going to make Syria look like a piece of cake
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey recounts a startling comment about Libya's situation compared to Syria.

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