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Tim Kaine: “Senator McCain first raised in September in a hearing... the question of if we train folks to fight ISIL in Syria and…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
Senator McCain first raised in September in a hearing... the question of if we train folks to fight ISIL in Syria and they get attacked by the Assad regime, will we protect them?
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine references McCain's ongoing concerns about U.S. support for anti-ISIL fighters in Syria.

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