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Adam Kinzinger: “We can't afford to be cutting stabilization assistance, never mind humanitarian aid, when every other player, from Assad…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2018
We can't afford to be cutting stabilization assistance, never mind humanitarian aid, when every other player, from Assad to Russia to Iran to Turkey to China is deeply involved and working to shape a new Syria that will undermine U.S. security interests.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kinzinger emphasizes the importance of U.S. aid in Syria amidst foreign involvement.

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