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Colin Powell: disregarding our treaty obligations will reverse over a century of U.S. policy and practice and undermine the…

On the recordJuly 23, 2013
disregarding our treaty obligations will reverse over a century of U.S. policy and practice and undermine the protections of the law of war for our own troops.
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Colin Powell

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Colin Powell warned against ignoring treaty obligations affecting U.S. military policy.

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