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Christopher Shays: First, let me say if the President really believed that a military strike would have been effective, he would have done…

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
First, let me say if the President really believed that a military strike would have been effective, he would have done it right away.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Shays comments on the President's hesitation regarding military action in Syria.

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