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On the recordMay 2, 2017
Let us remember that Assad created the terrorist groups in Syria. He is a magnet for extremism because of the way he acted and treated.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel discusses Assad's role in creating extremism in Syria.

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