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Benjamin Gilman: “Reclaiming my time, even though Desert Storm was authorized by the Security Council under chapter 7, that does not…”

On the recordMay 24, 1994
Reclaiming my time, even though Desert Storm was authorized by the Security Council under chapter 7, that does not necessarily make it peacemaking or peacekeeping.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York

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Discussing the implications of the Security Council's authorization of Desert Storm.

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