09/23/2009
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"The United States has not offered anything meaningful, in terms of military support, to the Syrian opposition."
"Becoming more and more apparent that the administration's stated goal--goals in Syria of defeating ISIS and removing Assad are not aligned in any kind of clear, coherent strategy."
"If I were Assad, I would be concerned."
"We would be remiss to focus solely on a humanitarian response without addressing the root cause of this crisis: the Assad regime and its Iranian and Russian backers."