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Today. it would undermine our standing, deroad america's credibility and erode our strength in the world. in a world of terrorists and extremists, we would choose to ignore those risks at our peril. we cannot afford to have chemical weapons transformed into the new, convenient weapon. the ied, the car bomb, the weapon of everyday use in this world. neither our country, nor our conscience can bear the cost of inaction. that's why we've come before you at the instruction of the president to ask you to join us in this effort. secretary hagel. >> mr. chairman, ranking member smith and members of t...