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Barack Obama: “If they do that, the one thing that I also think has changed is that many of the Sunni countries in the region... are…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2014
If they do that, the one thing that I also think has changed is that many of the Sunni countries in the region... are more likely to join in, in the fight against ISIS.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Situation in Iraq and an Exchange With Reporters

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