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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
I think it is something that we ought to just contemplate as we are thinking about U.S. power, that there was a diplomatic breakthrough that led to the destruction of one of the largest chemical weapons stockpiles in the world.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine highlights the importance of a diplomatic breakthrough in destroying chemical weapons.

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