Hillary Clinton: I would have taken on Assad

Former presidential candidate says she pushed US to 'move aggressively' against Syrian regime in 2012

Hillary Clinton and Nicholas Kristof in New York
Hillary Clinton speaks to US journalist Nicholas Kristof in New York
(Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton says she drew up a plan to "move aggressively" against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad more than four years ago, as she gave her first interview since losing the presidential election to Donald Trump in November.

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