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Chris Murphy: “Time and time again, when we give weapons to people that we think are on our side, they end up getting into the hands of…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
Time and time again, when we give weapons to people that we think are on our side, they end up getting into the hands of people that we are, in fact, doing battle with.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy highlights the risk of U.S. weapons falling into enemy hands in conflict zones.

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