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David Frum: “That was a highly conditional statement in the Rose Garden. What the president said was no act of terror.”

On the recordOctober 16, 2012
That was a highly conditional statement in the Rose Garden. What the president said was no act of terror.
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David Frum

Editor's note · Context

Frum discusses the ambiguity in President Obama's statement regarding the Benghazi attack.

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