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Paul Wolfowitz: “Honestly, I think 100,000 people being slaughtered and doing nothing is a red line.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2013
Honestly, I think 100,000 people being slaughtered and doing nothing is a red line.
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Paul Wolfowitz

Editor's note · Context

Wolfowitz argues that the slaughter of civilians in Syria should be considered a critical issue warranting action.

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