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Jeff Merkley: “The loopholes limited the impact of U.S. sanctions, but the biggest hole is the lack of multilateral action.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2009
The loopholes limited the impact of U.S. sanctions, but the biggest hole is the lack of multilateral action.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Pointing out that loopholes and lack of global cooperation weaken U.S. sanctions.

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