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Tulsi Gabbard: “Assad gets taken out ISIS and these Islamic extremist groups…”

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Rep Tulsi Gabbard on The Situation Room talks about Russian air strikes in Syria

Published | Video Starts at 02:09

The question that the administration and no one else who is advocating to take out Assad is answering is what happens next? I'll tell you what happens. What happens is Assad gets taken out ISIS and these Islamic extremist groups walk in the front door. Then we're talking about a very serious threat because not only do they have more territory, but they're taking over Syria's highly capable weapons systems, military systems, and being able … (02:09–02:16)

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Asserts that if Assad is removed, ISIS and extremist groups will gain power.

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