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On the recordNovember 17, 2015
The root cause of the problem here is we don't have a legitimate Sunni force in Syria or Iraq that--well, that exists, basically.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Editor's note · Context

Smith emphasizes the lack of a legitimate Sunni force in the region as a core issue.

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