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Jim Risch: “If the United States was involved with a partner that was doing this sort of thing, I mean, we would wash our hands of…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
If the United States was involved with a partner that was doing this sort of thing, I mean, we would wash our hands of it very quickly, or stop it, one or the other.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch criticizes U.S. involvement with Russia regarding the Assad regime's use of chemicals.

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