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Chris Smith: If the United States stands for human rights, and when we have individuals, brave, heroic individuals, like Guo Feixiong…

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
If the United States stands for human rights, and when we have individuals, brave, heroic individuals, like Guo Feixiong that what we are doing by supporting them is letting them struggle for freedom.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of supporting human rights to reduce military intervention.

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