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On the recordJune 4, 2013
I share the American public's caution about committing troops to Syria, and I fear that we could be drawn into actions that we neither intend nor desire.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Expressing caution about military involvement in Syria.

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