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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
This is, indirectly, a sovereignty issue. Water, that is the availability of water in that region, can become a national security issue too if one country or another decides they can shut water off.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Highlighting the potential national security implications of water rights in the Mekong region.

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