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Chris Murphy: “I think we are just not accepting the premise of the sanctions in the first place if we extrapolate and expand it to all…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I think we are just not accepting the premise of the sanctions in the first place if we extrapolate and expand it to all sorts of other behavior in the region.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy critiques the broad application of sanctions beyond nuclear issues.

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