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On the recordJune 7, 2016
In my experience, unilateral economic sanctions by themselves rarely, if ever, achieve their intended goal.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Flake expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of unilateral economic sanctions.

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