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Gerry Connolly: “I have never seen any evidence of that. I think we are holding back because we are not entirely sure which side to…”

On the recordApril 29, 2015
I have never seen any evidence of that. I think we are holding back because we are not entirely sure which side to support and there isn't a great secular middle that is out there fighting the Assad regime.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly discusses uncertainty in supporting Syrian factions against the Assad regime.

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