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David Obey: “What is this? That is the sound of one hand clapping. The only point the gentleman from Michigan is trying to make is…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2001
What is this? That is the sound of one hand clapping. The only point the gentleman from Michigan is trying to make is that eradicating coca without giving farmers something else to do is not very effective. It produces the same results as one hand clapping. All he is trying to suggest, I believe, is that if you want to continue the spraying, at least deliver the aid that we said would be delivered in a simultaneous fashion. Because if you do not you guarantee the failure of the program.
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David Obey
Wisconsin
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the effectiveness of coca eradication efforts and the need for simultaneous aid delivery.

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