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Democratic Party’s Bashar Assad problem goes way beyond Tulsi Gabbard

By Tom Rogan
Published February 19, 2020 6:05am ET
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Democratic Party’s Bashar Assad problem goes way beyond Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard might be catching heat for her refusal last weekend to describe Bashar Assad as a war criminal, but the Democratic Party’s problem with pro-Assad sentiment goes well beyond the Hawaii congresswoman. Take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s April 2007 trip to Damascus. Visiting the Syrian dictator as he enabled al Qaeda in Iraq to […]

Tulsi Gabbard might be catching heat for her refusal last weekend to describe Bashar Assad as a war criminal, but the Democratic Party’s problem with pro-Assad sentiment goes well beyond the Hawaii congresswoman.

Take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s April 2007 trip to Damascus.

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