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On the recordSeptember 9, 2013
The sad part to me, however, is that even if we are able to control these stockpiles, Assad will continue to kill his people with conventional weapons.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson reflects on the ongoing violence in Syria despite controlling chemical weapons.

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