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Madeleine Albright: Genocide is a--once genocide breaks out, it is very hard to stop.

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
Genocide is a--once genocide breaks out, it is very hard to stop.
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Madeleine Albright

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Albright discusses the challenges of stopping genocide once it starts.

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