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Joe Manchin: I would not ask anybody's children to be in that position, guarding in that type of a condition there, because I'm…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
I would not ask anybody's children to be in that position, guarding in that type of a condition there, because I'm seeing the abuse that the prisoners have on our guards.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin reflects on the harsh conditions for guards at Guantanamo after visiting the facility.

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