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Niki Tsongas: “The goal is to deter President Assad's future use of chemical weapons and degrade his capacity to use them.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
The goal is to deter President Assad's future use of chemical weapons and degrade his capacity to use them.
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Niki Tsongas
Massachusetts

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Tsongas outlines the objective of military action against Assad.

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