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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
If they are not getting the support and basically if they rely on the dysfunction of Baghdad right now getting the goods that they need and the arms that they need to help us defend the terrorists, I think it would be a shame not for us to make sure they get it directly.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin emphasizes the need for direct support to the Kurds amidst Baghdad's dysfunction.

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