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Adriano Espaillat: The U.S. pullout has basically created a vacuum of leadership that has allowed for both the Russians and the Syrians to…

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
The U.S. pullout has basically created a vacuum of leadership that has allowed for both the Russians and the Syrians to have an upper hand in that region.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat discusses the consequences of U.S. withdrawal from Syria.

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