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On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
Again, I think a U.N.-sponsored mechanism is something that is going to raise people's comfort level infinitely compared to use of military force.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney emphasizes the need for a U.N. mechanism over military force to manage chemical weapons.

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