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On the recordSeptember 2, 2013
I fully agree his horrific acts deserve an international response. But what should that response be?
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall acknowledges Assad's crimes but questions the appropriate U.S. response.

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