You've met with Syrian President Bashar al Assad and as part of the campaign when you're running for president, got criticized for not calling him a war criminal. What's the right way to meet and communicate with these kinds of leaders? The reality actually being that no matter which opposition group they might try to prop up, they would not have the power to withstand the terrorist groups whose stated goal it was to go and take over power from Assad. They had no interest in. In trying to gain true understanding. And it, it was very disheartening. It was very disheartening and a big lesson learned about where, where their interests really were focused. (37:11–37:27)
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Asserts that opposition groups in Syria would not withstand terrorist groups aiming to take power from Assad.
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