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Darrell Issa: I don't want to topple a Syria that Iran has power in to get at ISIL but I don't want to defeat Sunni extremists only to…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
I don't want to topple a Syria that Iran has power in to get at ISIL but I don't want to defeat Sunni extremists only to empower a Shi'a aspiration paid for out of a dictatorial Iran that since 1975--1979 has consistently managed to ruin country after country and continues doing so.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Issa expresses concern over U.S. intervention in Syria and its implications for Iran's influence.

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