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On the recordMarch 23, 2015
Don't you think most people in Syria want two things: they want to fight--they want to destroy ISIL and get rid of Assad, the person who's killed 250,000 of their family?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham highlights the dual goals of Syrians to combat ISIL and remove Assad.

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