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Ed Markey: So can you talk about that, Mr. Tobey? Essentially Qaddafi and Saddam wound up in the same situation, pretty much in the…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
So can you talk about that, Mr. Tobey? Essentially Qaddafi and Saddam wound up in the same situation, pretty much in the same ditch after they gave up their nuclear weapons programs.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the consequences faced by leaders who relinquished nuclear weapons.

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