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David Cicilline: “Do you think that it is inconsistent policy that we say that we must intervene militarily in Syria... and at the same…”

On the recordApril 17, 2018
Do you think that it is inconsistent policy that we say that we must intervene militarily in Syria... and at the same time to severely restrict refugees from the region?
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline questions the inconsistency in U.S. military intervention and refugee policy.

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