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Ed Royce: We allowed them to take some 14 major cities, culminating in taking Mosul, without the use of air power at the time to…

On the recordMay 12, 2015
We allowed them to take some 14 major cities, culminating in taking Mosul, without the use of air power at the time to stop them.
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Ed Royce
Republican · California

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Royce criticizes the lack of air support against ISIS during their advance.

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