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Why Donald Trump Will Gamble on Bashar al Assad

A MODEST PROPOSAL

The tough-guy Republican candidate admires tough-guy leaders. And all those people the Syrian dictator’s slaughtered? Don’t be PC.

James B.T. Dickey
James B.T. Dickey
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James B.T. Dickey

James B.T. Dickey

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