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Madeleine Albright: I personally think that Assad has lost any legitimacy to run the government in any shape or form because he kills his…

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
I personally think that Assad has lost any legitimacy to run the government in any shape or form because he kills his own people.
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Madeleine Albright

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Albright discusses Assad's loss of legitimacy due to his actions against his people.

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