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Ron Johnson: “We have a very ineffective aid effort.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Senator Johnson at the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations

Published December 9, 2014 | Video Starts at 08:05

Bishop, you said the bombing is not doing much, that ISIS is worse than ever. And Ms. Dachil said that We have a very ineffective aid effort. That's not a very pleasant reality. The question I have and I Want to ask all three witnesses again, thank you all for your powerful testimony. What is an achievable goal? (08:05–08:08)

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Asserts that the current aid efforts are ineffective.

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