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On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
My concern here is that we are looking at such a small, little sequence that was 2 or 3 months that now we are questioning and the reason why we have this resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Council but forgetting the fact that for 29 years, the Sri Lanka Government has had to deal with this terrorist organization.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson expresses concern over the focus on recent events in Sri Lanka versus its long civil conflict.

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