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Russ Feingold: “However, it is improbable that this can be achieved through negotiations with the junta--a dictatorship will not act in…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2009
However, it is improbable that this can be achieved through negotiations with the junta--a dictatorship will not act in good faith and broker a deal that will lead to its own demise.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold expresses skepticism about negotiating with the Burmese junta.

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