Dave McCormick: “Syria, of course, had been an ally of ours in the Gulf War.”

“I flew back in late, I guess early August, mid August, and then started grad school at Princeton. And so this was like this. Imagine seeing the world through the eyes of everybody you're meeting with. Syria, of course, had been an ally of ours in the Gulf War. Seen the Middle east through, through all those different voices. And I came really ready to learn and, and, and meet other people and really expand my horizons.” (06:00–06:05)

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