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Eliot Engel: “The people of Cuba overwhelmingly want to see an end to the U.S. military occupation of the eastern side of the island.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
The people of Cuba overwhelmingly want to see an end to the U.S. military occupation of the eastern side of the island.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel argues that Cuba desires an end to U.S. military presence, likening it to colonialism.

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