Eliot Engel 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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016

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.

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Eliot Engel

Democratic · New York

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Editor's note · Context

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

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