But ratifying this treaty would have tangible costs for our security .

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These key post-Cold War allies also saw it as a tangible expression of the U.S. commitment to their security in the face of assiduous Russian efforts to reassert a sphere of influence that would turn the clock back, reestablishing in some form their unhappy status under the Kremlin's thumb.

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Mr. ABMAN BISHEAR (Baghdad resident): (Through translator) I have heard about the security plan and saw it on television, but we want something tangible.

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