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Elliot Abrams and the absurd paradoxes of American foreign policy

It's crucially important that we come to understand how a man with Abrams' resume could end up treated like royalty in the nation's capital

Venezuela Envoy Elliott Abrams.

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byDamon Linker
February 15, 2019

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