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John McCain: one of the reasons why we were not acting more aggressively against Bashar Assad has got to do with this idea--or, in my…

On the recordMay 20, 2015
one of the reasons why we were not acting more aggressively against Bashar Assad has got to do with this idea--or, in my view, illusion--that once we conclude the nuclear agreement, there will be a whole new relationship with Iran in the Middle East, which, in my conversations with our friends in the Sunni Arab states, scares the heck out of them.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain discusses the impact of the nuclear agreement with Iran on U.S. actions in Syria.

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