On the recordJune 15, 2014
We shouldn't be bombing Sunni areas, what we have is these columns of ISIS fighters, heavily equipped, moving around to the north and south of Baghdad.
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transcripts.cnn.comJames Jeffrey: “We shouldn't be bombing Sunni areas, what we have is these columns of ISIS fighters, heavily equipped, moving around to…”
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Jeffrey argues against bombing Sunni areas and highlights the military movements of ISIS.
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