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On the recordMarch 23, 2015
Why is Bashar al-Assad still in power years after the President said he must go but for any reason because Iran views Syria as a legitimate sphere of interest and the President has largely conceded that sphere?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton critiques the U.S. stance on Assad's regime and Iranian influence.

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