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Philip H. Gordon: “I think that such an escalation would lead not to the regime's capitulation that we want to see, but rather to a new…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2016
I think that such an escalation would lead not to the regime's capitulation that we want to see, but rather to a new counter-escalation.
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Philip H. Gordon

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Warning against military escalation in Syria due to strong support for the regime.

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