Edward Markey actually said...

I think that it is going to be a very, very tricky situation, and I worry that they will view anything that stabilizes the Assad regime as being an unintended signal to them to fund Sunni extremists.

Context

Markey discusses the risks of U.S. actions potentially encouraging Sunni extremism.

11/30/2016

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