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Jim Webb: My impression was this is not the situation you would have in many of these other historic evolutions, where you have…

On the recordApril 25, 2012
My impression was this is not the situation you would have in many of these other historic evolutions, where you have the desire of the people on top simply to perpetuate a system of the past.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb reflects on the unique political situation in Myanmar.

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