05/16/2018
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"Trying to achieve, Mr. Secretary, the negotiated departure of Assad."
"We talked a little bit about the risks of delays."
"Mr. Secretary, I appreciate you coming to Congress to seek legislative authorization for the military action. President Obama specifically asserted on Saturday that he already had authority."
"Has the administration created--conducted perhaps a threat assessment of how Russia, how Iran, how Hezbollah is going to respond to a U.S.-led attack?"