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Marco Rubio: “ISIS has already proven that they are going to move into--for a group to take root, and take hold, and actually be able…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
ISIS has already proven that they are going to move into--for a group to take root, and take hold, and actually be able to grow, they need ungoverned vacuum spaces that they can operate from.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses the conditions that allow ISIS to thrive in ungoverned areas.

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