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Jack Reed: “I am because, first, you have the announcement of a policy in Syria that is going to be quite detrimental to our…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2018
I am because, first, you have the announcement of a policy in Syria that is going to be quite detrimental to our security interests, the stability in the region.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Jack Reed expresses concern about the President's policy in Syria and its negative impact on U.S. security interests.

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