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Jeanne Shaheen: “I mean, I am not in favor of putting U.S. troops on the ground there, but how do we accomplish that end of putting…”

On the recordMay 16, 2016
I mean, I am not in favor of putting U.S. troops on the ground there, but how do we accomplish that end of putting greater military pressure on Assad if we are not willing to do anything that is actually going to do that?
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Senator Shaheen questions the effectiveness of current strategies against Assad without U.S. troop involvement.

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