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Jeff Flake: “I am just saying that diplomatic relations with countries is not a concession to those countries.”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
I am just saying that diplomatic relations with countries is not a concession to those countries.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Flake argues that diplomatic relations serve national interests, not concessions.

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