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On the recordApril 6, 2017
It could -- both things could be true. It could be politically strengthening for him at least in the short run to do what he did and he could also have felt it.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod reflects on President Trump's motivations for military action in Syria.

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