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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
I guess the bottom line is there is no such request from Syria. We do not judge that government capable of making such a request, and we do not really recognize the legitimacy of Bashar al Assad's government.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine questions the legitimacy of Syria's government and its request for U.S. military action.

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