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Ed Markey: Otherwise, I do not see a resolution of it. I just see a protracted war where no matter how hard you try to negotiate a…

On the recordDecember 8, 2015
Otherwise, I do not see a resolution of it. I just see a protracted war where no matter how hard you try to negotiate a peaceful settlement, you just wind up with an ever-continuing conflict.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the risk of ongoing conflict without U.N. peacekeeper involvement in Syria.

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