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Jack Reed: “My sense--and again, if you could give us some insight--is that their commitment, our allies, will be calibrated based…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
My sense--and again, if you could give us some insight--is that their commitment, our allies, will be calibrated based on our commitment.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the relationship between U.S. commitment and allies' responses.

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