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Ted Poe: I share my friend's frustration with U.S. foreign policy because even though I thought he asked the question very well…

On the recordMay 7, 2014
I share my friend's frustration with U.S. foreign policy because even though I thought he asked the question very well about when do we support self-determination and when do we support a current government, sorry, I didn't get an answer.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe expresses frustration over unclear U.S. foreign policy regarding support for governments versus self-determination.

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