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On the recordApril 21, 1994
You have answered, No. 1, you interpret this as saying the United States shall unilaterally lift whatever embargo we have. I ask my good friend, does that not send a signal to the people tragically suffering, the Muslims: We have lifted it, and it implies we, then, will send some weapons? Is that not a logical--
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John Warner
New York

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Discussing the implications of lifting an embargo during a debate.

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