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Bennie Thompson: “I think my concern is for you, sir, is based on what I have heard from the testimony, it is absolutely imperative that…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2015
I think my concern is for you, sir, is based on what I have heard from the testimony, it is absolutely imperative that we identify what allies we have left in the region, that we create some kind of a strategy to address this in a broader fashion because their enemy is our enemy and we have to convince our allies that that is what we have to do.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson emphasizes the need for a strategic approach to identify allies and shared enemies.

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