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On the recordMay 20, 2015
we've got to find a strategy that allows us to move Assad aside in some way, working with the Russians, if necessary, or the Iranians, if necessary, because he's the irritant that's keeping this thing stirred up.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the need for a strategy to remove Assad to stabilize the region.

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