On the recordMarch 8, 2016
Since 2001, the United States has spent more than $100 billion on programs to build partner capacity in weak states like Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, all producing limited degrees of success.
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Gillibrand highlights the limited success of U.S. spending on partner capacity programs since 2001.
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