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On the recordFebruary 12, 1997
Putting a straitjacket on the ability of this country in future years to respond to a threat to national security by insisting on a declaration of war and actual conflict--actual conflict.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the implications of requiring a declaration of war for national security responses.

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