On the recordJuly 16, 2013
One of the benefits of actually arming rebel forces is that we would greater influence over both those groups and others who are also arming them.
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Elliott Abrams
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congress.govElliott Abrams: “One of the benefits of actually arming rebel forces is that we would greater influence over both those groups and others…”
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Abrams argues that arming rebels would enhance U.S. influence in the region.
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