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On the recordMarch 4, 2013
My concern about Syria right now is this, that it looks more and more sectarian, that Assad is an Alawite and with a military that is--about 70 percent of the military leadership is Alawite.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine expresses concern about the sectarian nature of the Syrian conflict and its implications.

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