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On the recordJuly 31, 2012
I do think there is a dilemma here. There is a risk. We support the resistance, the opposition. The opposition, when it begins to win, is probably going to itself perpetuate some atrocities.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Corker acknowledges the risks of supporting the Syrian opposition.

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