John Kerry: “It would be a mistake to advertise to ISIL that there are safe havens…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2014

It would be a mistake to advertise to ISIL that there are safe havens for them outside of Iraq or Syria.

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Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kerry warns against limiting military operations in the fight against ISIL.

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John Kerry: “It would be a mistake to advertise to ISIL that there are safe havens for them outside of Iraq or Syria.”