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On the recordJune 14, 2017
by unilaterally disarming, we are actually leaving those most persecuted and vulnerable populations, even more vulnerable, because others will fill the gap.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline warns that U.S. disarmament endangers vulnerable communities in the Middle East.

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