Sunni Are The Majority Of The [syria], 60 To 65 Percent. They've Been Ruled By [bashar] Assad, Who Represents A Minority Alawite Element, Which Is About 12, 13 Percent. And Because Of The Choices Assad Made, It's Very Difficult To See How You Resolve This Without Buy-in From The Sunni World.

-John F. Kerry

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Sunni Are The Majority Of The [syria],

John F. Kerry

Sunni Are The Majority Of The [syria], 60 To 65 Percent. They've Been Ruled By [bashar] Assad, Who Represents A Minority Alawite Element, Which Is About 12, 13 Percent. And Because Of The Choices Assad Made, It's Very Difficult To See How You Resolve This Without Buy-in From The Sunni World.

Topic

Choices

Majority

Minorities

I Mean, All Of These Things That [bashar Assad] Has Done, There's No Way Even If President Obama Wanted To Just Play Along That You Could Actually Achieve Peace, Because There Are 65 Million Sunni In Between Baghdad And The Border Of Turkey, Syria, And Iraq, Who Will Never, Ever Again Accept Assad As A Member - As A Legitimate Leader.

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Iraq

Turkeys