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Ted Poe: So, if we gave them a mandate to say who is responsible, and they said Assad was responsible, then technically the U.N.…

On the recordJune 16, 2015
So, if we gave them a mandate to say who is responsible, and they said Assad was responsible, then technically the U.N. could weigh in on this?
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe discusses the potential for the U.N. to intervene if Assad is found responsible for chemical attacks.

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