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Elissa Slotkin: “The American handshake has to mean something and that when we shook hands with the Kurds we gave them the commitment”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
The American handshake has to mean something and that when we shook hands with the Kurds we gave them the commitment
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Slotkin emphasizes the importance of U.S. commitments to allies like the Kurds.

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