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On the recordMay 8, 2018
If countries like the U.S. do not push back and stand up against the massacre of ethnic minorities and lead the world, who will?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes the U.S. responsibility to oppose ethnic cleansing.

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