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Tim Kaine: “I remain firmly convinced, and the administration does, that Assad is a magnet, as my colleagues were talking about, not…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2014
I remain firmly convinced, and the administration does, that Assad is a magnet, as my colleagues were talking about, not only for foreign fighters and violent extremism, but that as long as Assad remains the civil war will continue and get worse and the dangers of spillover get worse as well.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the ongoing threat posed by Assad to regional stability and extremism.

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