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Tim Kaine: “Assad would only be willing... to come to the table to negotiate a settlement if he feels like he is threatened.”

On the recordMay 20, 2015
Assad would only be willing... to come to the table to negotiate a settlement if he feels like he is threatened.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine discusses the conditions under which Assad might negotiate.

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