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Roger Wicker: “Secretary Carter, you said Assad cannot be part of the future. Is that the explicit view of the President of the United…”

On the recordApril 27, 2016
Secretary Carter, you said Assad cannot be part of the future. Is that the explicit view of the President of the United States?
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker seeks clarification on the President's stance regarding Assad's role in Syria's future.

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