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Mike Quigley: “So our sanctions are important. They are our policy. They are the effort short of war to get other countries to do what…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
So our sanctions are important. They are our policy. They are the effort short of war to get other countries to do what you want them to do and to punish those who have misbehaved.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Quigley emphasizes the significance of sanctions as a non-military strategy.

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