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Jack Reed: “Final question. It's just the leverage that we had, given the fact that we were trying to communicate serious concerns…”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
Final question. It's just the leverage that we had, given the fact that we were trying to communicate serious concerns about their military capabilities...
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed discusses the effectiveness of U.S. leverage regarding Iraqi military capabilities.

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