Eliot Engel actually said...

I have been calling on aiding the Free Syrian Army, and I believe that when we didn't aid them, they withered on the vine and ISIS moved into the void.

Context

Emphasizing the need to support the Free Syrian Army to combat ISIS effectively.

02/09/2016

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