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Mike Turner: “Hope is not a strategy, and hoping for an inclusive Iraq with Sunnis joining the fight, you know, I hope it happens, but…”

On the recordJune 16, 2015
Hope is not a strategy, and hoping for an inclusive Iraq with Sunnis joining the fight, you know, I hope it happens, but if it doesn't happen pretty quick, obviously, we can't have ISIS continue to grow.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

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Turner emphasizes the urgency of establishing an inclusive Iraqi government to combat ISIS effectively.

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