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Hillary Clinton: Assad can still make the choice to end the violation, save lives, and spare his country from descending further into…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2012
Assad can still make the choice to end the violation, save lives, and spare his country from descending further into ruin. But if he continues to reject that choice, we and the Syrian people will keep pressure on him until his deadly regime cracks and collapses, because it will. I'm absolutely confident of that.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton warns the Assad regime about the consequences of continuing violence in Syria.

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