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Dick Lugar: Consequently, the United States cannot insulate itself from the Convention merely by declining to ratify.

On the recordMay 22, 2012
Consequently, the United States cannot insulate itself from the Convention merely by declining to ratify.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Lugar argues against the U.S. avoiding the treaty's implications.

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