John Kerry actually said...

The bottom line is the president has no intention and will not and we do not want to put American troops on the ground to fight this -- or be involved in the fighting of this civil war, period.

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John Kerry asserts that the administration does not plan to deploy American troops in Syria.

09/02/2013

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