Bill Clinton: “At the bottom line our failure to ratify will substantially increase…”

On the recordApril 22, 1997

At the bottom line our failure to ratify will substantially increase the risk of a chemical attack against American service personnel.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Chemical Weapons Convention and an Exchange With Reporters

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