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Adam Kinzinger: “President Clinton once said his greatest regret was inaction in Rwanda. And I think this generation will look back and…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
President Clinton once said his greatest regret was inaction in Rwanda. And I think this generation will look back and say our greatest regret is inaction in Syria...
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger warns that inaction in Syria will be viewed as a significant regret in history.

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