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On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
Despite the horrific brutality of ISIS and its devastating attacks in Syria and Iraq and against American and other Western citizens, it is still the ruthless Assad regime that remains the biggest threat to the Syrian people.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly emphasizes the Assad regime as a major threat despite ISIS's brutality.

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