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Jeff Merkley: “I have cautioned that, in Yemen, I have a fear that we get involved in a war that both sides are beaten down and Al…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I have cautioned that, in Yemen, I have a fear that we get involved in a war that both sides are beaten down and Al Qaeda shows up the way same way that ISIS showed up in Syria, ready to pick up the pieces of the chaos there.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley warns about potential chaos in Yemen and the rise of Al Qaeda.

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