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Antony Blinken: “The best way to deal with Assad is to transition him out so that the moderate opposition can fill the vacuum.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
The best way to deal with Assad is to transition him out so that the moderate opposition can fill the vacuum.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Blinken advocates for transitioning Assad to empower moderate opposition in Syria.

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