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‘Our Hand Is Pretty Weak’ Regarding Russia And Syria, Analyst Says | TODAY

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Michael Leiter, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, tells TODAY that “our hand is pretty weak now” as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Moscow amid deepening U.S.-Russia tension over Syria. He says that Vladimir Putin sees the U.S. “taking an easy strike” at Syria but not being ready to fully commit to the removal of Assad.

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