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Finding Friends to Fight ISIS in Syria

The US has agreed to train and equip "moderate" Syrians in the fight against ISIS. But it's demanding that trainees agree not to make war on the oppressive regime of Bashar al-Assad. Is that policy doomed to failure?

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By Warren Olney • Aug 10, 2015 • 52m Listen

The US has agreed to train and equip "moderate" Syrians in the fight against ISIS. But it's demanding that trainees agree not to make war on the oppressive regime of Bashar al-Assad. Is that policy doomed to failure?

Also, protests in Ferguson escalate over the weekend and violence erupts. On today's Talking Point, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing big crowds for his challenge to Hillary Clinton. Today, she's meeting his call for "debt free" college with a plan to guarantee "no-loan tuition." We hear what's behind the slogans.

Photo: A fighter from the Free Syrian Army's Al Rahman legion carries a weapon as he walks towards his position on the frontline against the forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus. (Bassam Khabieh/Reuters)

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