On the recordMay 17, 2011
Well, I think one thing is, they still believe in this reformer nonsense. This is a regime that survives by murdering its own population.
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Elliott Abrams
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transcripts.cnn.comElliott Abrams: “Well, I think one thing is, they still believe in this reformer nonsense. This is a regime that survives by murdering…”
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Abrams criticizes the belief that Assad is a reformer, arguing that the regime is fundamentally violent and oppressive.
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