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Ron Johnson: “We have to remove the criminal Assad regime from power.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Senator Johnson on State of the Union with Candy Crowley - CNN

Published September 19, 2013 | Video Starts at 08:02

And that's really, at this point, probably the best case scenario. If we can leave some government in place, you know, so we don't have a failed state in Syria, but We have to remove the criminal Assad regime from power. Senator Ron Johnson, Senator Bob Casey, thanks for your time this morning. Yes, sir. Go ahead. Thanks, Candy. I was just going to add something. I should have mentioned that. (08:02–08:06)

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Asserts the necessity of removing Assad's regime in Syria.

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