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Bob Menendez: “So your answer is yes. Your answer is yes. We believe that the Iraqis, through all of their combined forces, once…”

On the recordJune 27, 2016
So your answer is yes. Your answer is yes. We believe that the Iraqis, through all of their combined forces, once cleared, will be able to maintain those territories on their own and be able to make sure that ISIL does not recapture any dominance in them.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez confirms belief in Iraqi forces' ability to maintain cleared territories.

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