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Mike Lee: I expressed some reluctance regarding the Syria train-and-equip program, based on concerns that any lethal assistance…

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
I expressed some reluctance regarding the Syria train-and-equip program, based on concerns that any lethal assistance that we may provide might end up inadvertently--or, in some cases, perhaps purposely--end up in the hands of some of the very extremists that we're attempting to fight against.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee voices concerns about U.S. aid potentially empowering extremists in Syria.

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