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On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
American ground troops as part of this battle of ISIL would not be a good idea, in his view.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine reports King Abdullah's view against U.S. ground troops in the ISIL fight.

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