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On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
While there not be military application, it would be a convenient political development if Bashar al Assad, who represents a minority sect in Syria, were to ethnically cleanse much of his country of Sunni Arabs.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton discusses the political implications of Assad's actions in Syria.

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