On the recordAugust 16, 2021
There are people who have helped us in this mission. There are people whose lives are going to be at risk. And we have to do everything that we can to bring them to safety.
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msnbc.comIlhan Omar: “There are people who have helped us in this mission. There are people whose lives are going to be at risk. And we have…”
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Omar stresses the importance of evacuating those who assisted the U.S. during the conflict in Afghanistan.
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