Jeff Merkley said "Because Libya had voluntarily retired its nuclear program under international assurances of non-aggression, and, in fact, those assurances fell apart?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 30, 2017

Because Libya had voluntarily retired its nuclear program under international assurances of non-aggression, and, in fact, those assurances fell apart?

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Jeff Merkley

Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses Libya's nuclear program and its implications for North Korea.

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