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Ed Markey: I have been and remain a skeptic of policy recommendations that increase the risk of Americanization or Westernization…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
I have been and remain a skeptic of policy recommendations that increase the risk of Americanization or Westernization of the armed conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey expresses skepticism about U.S. policies that may escalate involvement in Iraq and Syria.

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