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On the recordJuly 13, 2015
We impose sanctions to change the government on the theory that if you deprive a government and its people of economic benefit you put pressure on them to change.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the effectiveness of sanctions in changing governments.

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