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Ilhan Omar: “I really oftentimes do not understand people who think that we are able to save more lives by asking for regime change…”

On the recordMay 14, 2019
I really oftentimes do not understand people who think that we are able to save more lives by asking for regime change or by interfering in situations that oftentimes will exasperate with our intervention.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Omar questions the effectiveness of regime change in saving lives.

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