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Marco Rubio: “You may think Syrians are condemned to an unpleasant choice between Bashar Al-Assad and the jihadists.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
You may think Syrians are condemned to an unpleasant choice between Bashar Al-Assad and the jihadists.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio highlights the false dichotomy faced by Syrians between authoritarianism and democracy.

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