Congress rethinks anti-Assad stance

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Congress rethinks anti-Assad stance

A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are openly questioning whether toppling Syria's Bashar al-Assad should still be a priority amid steady gains by the Islamic State.

Summary⎙ Print Senate Democrats are beginning to question regime-change goals amid Islamic State gains.

Author Julian Pecquet Posted September 16, 2015 http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/09/congress-democrats-assad-regime-change-isis.html?utm_source=Al-Monitor+Newsletter+[English]&utm_campaign=96c4f7b649-September_17_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_28264b27a0-96c4f7b649-102472021#