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Sean Duffy: “Spending $500 million in trying to train 500 'moderate' rebels to take on 40,000 to 80,000 jihadists doesn't seem like a…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2014
Spending $500 million in trying to train 500 'moderate' rebels to take on 40,000 to 80,000 jihadists doesn't seem like a sound strategy to defeat this group of radicals.
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Sean Duffy
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Duffy questions the effectiveness of funding moderate rebels against ISIS.

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