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Roger Wicker: “The option of Coalition boots on the ground should be retained as we seek to build our understanding of opposition…”

On the recordMay 20, 2015
The option of Coalition boots on the ground should be retained as we seek to build our understanding of opposition groups.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses the importance of retaining ground forces for better understanding in Syria.

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