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On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
This idiocy of cooperating with the Iranians and also taking 'ISIL first', of which Bashar Assad is the father, is nonsense and, as I say, immoral.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain condemns U.S. policy that prioritizes ISIL while ignoring Assad's role.

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