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Tulsi Gabbard: “The Shia militia is oppressing the Sunni, the non-ISIS Sunni…”

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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard discussing cyber-security, three-state solution for Iraq, ISIS with Wolf Blitzer

Published June 11, 2015 | Video Starts at 07:40

You served in Iraq, you're an Iraq war veteran. You know, Wolf, it's really disturbing and it points again to a perfect example of how this The Shia militia is oppressing the Sunni, the non-ISIS Sunni tribes. and why this continued idea that a so called unified Iraq is possible really is not. (07:40–07:58)

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Asserts that the Shia militia is oppressing Sunni tribes not supporting ISIS.

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