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Christopher Shays: A military strike will do nothing to address that issue, and would exacerbate it by accelerating the transfer of…

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
A military strike will do nothing to address that issue, and would exacerbate it by accelerating the transfer of chemical weapons to people who would do us harm.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Shays argues that military action could worsen the situation regarding chemical weapons in Syria.

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