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On the recordMarch 4, 2013
If they believe that the only outcome of this is likely going to be whether they survive or whether they are purged as that community, then this will be a fight to death whether we offer lethal aid or not.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine highlights the dire stakes for the Alawite community in Syria's conflict.

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