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? There was zero interest in the mainstream media or in Congress in hearing any other perspective other than their own, which was, we need to launch this regime change war through the use of arming and equipping known terrorists within Syria to overthrow the regime. without any idea, without them stating any realistic idea of who would take control once Assad was overthrown. (36:41–37:01)
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Claims that mainstream media and Congress were only interested in supporting a regime change war in Syria by arming known terrorists.
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