Jeb Bush Calls on U.S. to Save Christians Around the World, Spread American 'Values'

His series of rhetorical questions received a strong applause from the crowd at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.

Republican presidential hopeful and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush speaks during the 2015 Southern Republican Leadership Conference May 22, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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By Michael C. Bender

May 22, 2015 at 5:51 PM UTC

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Probable Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush expanded on his vision for a stronger role for the nation in foreign conflicts, protecting Christian minorities around the world, and spreading American values.

"If not us, who is going to take care of the persecuted Christians in Iraq, being one of the longest Christian communities ever in existence?" Bush said during a speech Friday in Oklahoma City. "If not us, who will take care of the Christians in Kenya who were wiped out in a university? If not us, who will take care of the coptic Christians? Nineteen of which were beheaded on the shores of Benghazi? If not us, who is going to stand on behalf of Jews in Europe?