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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
Well, it is not a hypothetical. It is actually--it appears to be, quite frankly, we are relying on a military strategy built on rebels.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio critiques the reliance on rebel forces in the military strategy.

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