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Chris Smith: But where has that leadership been in Syria and Iraq? Why have we allowed the Christians to be persecuted and murdered…

On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
But where has that leadership been in Syria and Iraq? Why have we allowed the Christians to be persecuted and murdered to the brink of extinction without taking action?
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith questions U.S. leadership in addressing the persecution of Christians.

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