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On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
it's incongruous to provide enormous sums to the Pakistan military via the coalition support funds unless we're certain that the Pakistanis are committed to locate, disrupt, and dismantle terrorist threats inside of their border.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Menendez questions the rationale for military aid to Pakistan without assurance of counterterrorism efforts.

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