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Ed Markey: “If the Yemen war grinds on... we could continue to have indiscriminate targeting and an overly broad Saudi naval…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2015
If the Yemen war grinds on... we could continue to have indiscriminate targeting and an overly broad Saudi naval operation that obstructs humanitarian relief.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the humanitarian risks of ongoing conflict in Yemen.

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