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Rob Wittman: “The strongest argument that Al Qaeda and ISIL have to present to the people they want to join them is that they are…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
The strongest argument that Al Qaeda and ISIL have to present to the people they want to join them is that they are protecting Islam against Western aggression.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman discusses how ISIL recruits by portraying themselves as defenders of Islam.

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