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#BringBackOurGirls #JoinRepWilson
Congressman Frederica Wilson's website ^ | 1283 days ago | Congresswoman Frederica Wilson

Posted on 10/19/2017 3:31:39 PM PDT by Redmen4ever

Since April 2014, I have been fighting to ensure the safe return of the hundreds of young Nigerian school girls kidnapped by the extremist group, Boko Haram. In June 2014, I visited Nigeria to meet with victims of Boko Haram’s terror. At the request of the #BringBackOurGirls organizers, I began a Twitter campaign to keep international attention on their abduction and demand their safe return. I routinely speak on the House floor, and under my leadership, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two resolutions that I authored, H. Res. 617 and H. Res. 573.

(Excerpt) Read more at wilson.house.gov ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: africa; fredericawilson
Fighting Boko Harem sounded like a good idea at the time. No criticism of President Obama sending U.S. forces to the region. But, now, maybe it's doesn't look like such a good idea.
1 posted on 10/19/2017 3:31:40 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever

I think her website is going to get a lot of comments.


2 posted on 10/19/2017 3:33:23 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Redmen4ever

So—Have the girls been returned?


3 posted on 10/19/2017 3:36:26 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: Arm_Bears

Nope

They were turned into sex slaves, beheaded, eaten or used as suicide bombers


4 posted on 10/19/2017 3:46:26 PM PDT by rdcbn
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To: Redmen4ever

So now this cowboy hat wearing bi-itch is trying to portray herself in a positive light? After that sleazy anti Trump stunt exploiting the death of a soldier and his grieving family? Those Nigerian barristers emails soliciting my help in transferring the funds of some Nigerian Prince who met an untimely demise are more credible than this low life POS.


5 posted on 10/19/2017 3:54:02 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: Arm_Bears

about 60 percent

about half of them in May

Overall story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibok_schoolgirls_kidnapping

Photo of President Trump of two recently released girls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibok_schoolgirls_kidnapping#/media/File:Donald_Trump,_Ivanka_Trump,_and_Chibok_schoolgirls_Joy_Bishara_and_Lydia_Pogu,_June_27,_2017_(2).jpg

The commander in chief sends men into war and peace-keeping missions and such and not all of them return alive or in one piece. We might like to think we could defeat Boko Haram with a twitter war, or by pressing a button, or simply by supporting the security forces of African nations, but this isn’t realistic. Our men and their families deserve better than publicity hounds using their sacrifice and the grieving of their loved ones, for politics.


6 posted on 10/19/2017 4:01:20 PM PDT by Redmen4ever (u)
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