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Wendy Sherman: “We are about changing the behavior of the regime, not the regime.”

On the recordMay 14, 2013
We are about changing the behavior of the regime, not the regime.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Sherman clarifies the U.S. goal is behavioral change, not regime change.

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