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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
The revelation that in Syria, after all the money we spent, $500 million, we have four or five individuals who have been trained and equipped, is more than an embarrassment.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Speier critiques the ineffective training program in Syria and calls for accountability.

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