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Bob Menendez: “I am looking beyond, so if we think an accommodation to fight ISIL is good, the aftermath of that in Iraq, in Syria, in…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
I am looking beyond, so if we think an accommodation to fight ISIL is good, the aftermath of that in Iraq, in Syria, in Yemen, and elsewhere, in my view, is not so good.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez expresses concern about the long-term consequences of fighting ISIL.

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