… western Iraq, and they were doing something I think probably related to what we ultimately saw play out in Syria. That would not surprise me. And that would explain why There was all of a sudden this overnight consensus in the US Congress, throughout Washington, really, that, quote, Assad must go. And a guy who had been celebrated in the Western press, Nancy Pelosi, shook hands with him, remember? Of course. And why wouldn't you? (1:31:38–1:31:45)
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