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Peter Welch: “Europe has avoided a major war for 80 years.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 02:40

… World War II order in Europe, led by the United States and enacted by a treaty in this United States Senate was a success in keeping the peace. No conflict. Europe has avoided a major war for 80 years. The end of the USSR Europe weathered the storm of the breakup of the Soviet Union, ushering in new countries committed to democratic values of freedom and democracy. (02:40–02:45)

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Asserts that Europe has not experienced a major war for 80 years.

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