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Newt Gingrich: “I'd vote no but I'll also say to you, if Assad is still sitting there after the strikes, he's going to be in the…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2013
I'd vote no but I'll also say to you, if Assad is still sitting there after the strikes, he's going to be in the position to say the United States didn't do much to affect me. I'm still in charge. And then what do we do?
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Gingrich expresses his opposition to military strikes against Assad, highlighting concerns about the effectiveness of such actions.

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