07/22/2014
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"As to persuasion, we need a robust State Department. It is being cut back. That is a national security issue."
"Sanctions are derided because they are hostile. But those who prize peace should be informed that they are not a prelude to war but a substitute for it."
"And if they want to give the word of the American people, they need to come to the United States Congress."
"Sanctions have worked. In fact, they have worked better over the last 50 years than major military interventions."