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Mike McCaul: I was promised that we were not going to withdraw from Syria--that there would be a residual force to protect the…

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
I was promised that we were not going to withdraw from Syria--that there would be a residual force to protect the homeland.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul emphasizes the need for a U.S. military presence in Syria to protect national interests.

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