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Jim Risch: “It is heartbreaking and it is tragic and it will go down in American history as one of the most shameful chapters…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
It is heartbreaking and it is tragic and it will go down in American history as one of the most shameful chapters because of our failure and the President's personal decision not to arm the Free Syrian Army when all of his key national security advisers--his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton; the head of the CIA, General Petraeus; and Secretary of Defense, Secretary Panetta all strongly recommended providing arms to the Free Syrian Army.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch criticizes the President's decision not to arm the Free Syrian Army despite strong recommendations.

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