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On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
I'm generally sympathetic to the argument that Senator McCain just described, that the international community, for reasons that are both humanitarian and strategic, really just can't sit back any longer and watch Assad do what he's doing.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman expresses support for international intervention in Syria against Assad.

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