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Roger Wicker: “The United States would be shortsighted to overlook the return on investment we get from the Egyptian military.”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
The United States would be shortsighted to overlook the return on investment we get from the Egyptian military.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker highlights the strategic benefits of U.S. support for Egypt.

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