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Jon Kyl: “I think it is also an inappropriate place to make the point that contrary to those who assert that the Chemical Weapons…”

On the recordApril 24, 1997
I think it is also an inappropriate place to make the point that contrary to those who assert that the Chemical Weapons Convention deals with this problem, it does not. We should be very, very clear about that. There are reasons for proponents to suggest that this Chemical Weapons Convention should be supported. There are arguments of opponents as to why that should not be the case. But I hope that we do not have people arguing on the floor of the Senate here that the Chemical Weapons Convention will deter terrorists, that somehow this will make us safer from terrorist attack, because it cannot fulfill that noble goal.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Addressing the implications of a chemical incident in Washington, DC, and the effectiveness of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

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