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Tim Ryan: Well, sectarianism is the reason why ISIL was able to overrun western Iraq.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Well, sectarianism is the reason why ISIL was able to overrun western Iraq.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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Ryan discusses sectarianism's role in ISIL's advances in Iraq.

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