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Bob Corker: “It seems to me that the national interests that we have in Syria are that we do not want al-Qaeda or other extremists to…”

On the recordApril 17, 2013
It seems to me that the national interests that we have in Syria are that we do not want al-Qaeda or other extremists to control the country.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker discusses U.S. national interests in Syria regarding extremist control.

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