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Burgess Owens: I was going to deal with the question of have we done enough to confront diplomatically our allies and the people in the…

On the recordSeptember 24, 2002
I was going to deal with the question of have we done enough to confront diplomatically our allies and the people in the world who are furnishing Saddam Hussein with what he needs? The sanctions have not been carried out. We should have confronted France, the Russians and a number of other nations for not cooperating with the United Nations imposed sanctions. Iraq has continued to sell oil on the black market. Everybody knows it.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the effectiveness of sanctions against Iraq and international cooperation.

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