Efforts that we would undertake to assure that the character of the opposition included members of the Alawite minority so that Alawites would not fear an ethnic purge in the aftermath of a conflict, that would make our decision easier.
Tim Kaine: “Efforts that we would undertake to assure that the character of the opposition included members of the Alawite minority…”
On the recordMarch 4, 2013
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Kaine suggests including Alawite members in the opposition to reduce fears of ethnic cleansing.
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