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Christopher Shays: “Sadly, I believe these strikes will have no serious military consequences on Assad because he can win this war without…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
Sadly, I believe these strikes will have no serious military consequences on Assad because he can win this war without using chemical weapons.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Shays expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of military strikes on Assad's regime.

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