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Tom Cole: “Right now, I would be a lean no. This to me is a civil war, it's a religious war, and it's a proxy war for regional…”

On the recordSeptember 1, 2013
Right now, I would be a lean no. This to me is a civil war, it's a religious war, and it's a proxy war for regional powers.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Tom Cole expresses his hesitation about U.S. intervention in Syria, viewing it as a complex conflict.

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