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Bob Menendez: “To be clear, the terrorist threat in Yemen does not excuse the conduct of the Saudi coalition, which bears significant…”

On the recordApril 16, 2018
To be clear, the terrorist threat in Yemen does not excuse the conduct of the Saudi coalition, which bears significant responsibility for the scale of civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Clarifies that while there are threats, the Saudi coalition is responsible for civilian casualties.

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