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On the recordSeptember 1, 2013
I just think this process probably should have started a long time ago when red lines were being drawn.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Tom Cole criticizes the timing of the administration's approach to Congress regarding intervention in Syria.

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