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Rand Paul: “But putting 1,000 Americans in there is a really, really terrible idea.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2017
But putting 1,000 Americans in there is a really, really terrible idea.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Senator Paul opposes deploying American troops in Raqqa.

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