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Bill Nelson: “It seems that on the one hand, we have Assad, and on the other hand, we have a group that's fighting Assad that…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
It seems that on the one hand, we have Assad, and on the other hand, we have a group that's fighting Assad that increasingly--al Nasra, which is in bed with al Qaeda--is trying to take over.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Senator Nelson discusses the dilemma of supporting anti-Assad forces versus al Nasra's influence.

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