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On the recordMarch 23, 2015
the average Syrian not only wants to destroy ISIL, but they're intent on destroying Assad because he's killed 250,000 of them.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the Syrian people's desire to remove Assad due to his actions.

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