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

Published September 30, 2015 | Video Starts at 01:04

So when we look at what Russia has done, Russia is saying that they were targeting ISIS targets. There's questions about what other groups are actually in the area. The fact is you have these groups, Al Qaeda, al Nusra, et cetera, who are they want to take out Assad. That's their bottom line. That's their goal. We've got to remember our goal, which is to take out ISIS and defeat our enemy. (01:04–01:11)

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Asserts that Al Qaeda and Al Nusra want to take out Assad.

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