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Peter Welch: “If it were as easy as writing a check and having the police force in Iraq and Afghanistan be established, it would be no…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2011
If it were as easy as writing a check and having the police force in Iraq and Afghanistan be established, it would be no problem.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch emphasizes the complexity of establishing police forces in conflict zones.

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