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Jack Reed: “The cancer is militias, both Sunni and Shia.”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
The cancer is militias, both Sunni and Shia.
Said by
Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
congress.gov
Jan 23, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Describing the ongoing issues with militias in Iraq.

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