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Mark Warner: “I think the Senator's point, if I might rephrase it, is those potential disputes grounded in ancient civilizations and…”

On the recordMarch 19, 1998
I think the Senator's point, if I might rephrase it, is those potential disputes grounded in ancient civilizations and ancient religions can and do burst open today and result in conflict into which the Armed Forces can be dragged. What better example than Bosnia.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of ancient disputes on modern conflicts during a Senate debate.

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