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John Sarbanes: “Let me ask my colleague this question: Suppose some unforeseen, extraordinary development should take place after this…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2002
Let me ask my colleague this question: Suppose some unforeseen, extraordinary development should take place after this resolution is passed and sent down and signed by the President which transforms perhaps the weapons of mass destruction situation. The President, though, could still move ahead and go to war, could he not?
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Questioning the implications of a resolution regarding military action.

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