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John McCain: I don't understand why we go to the trouble of negotiating with a potential adversary with the understanding that the…

On the recordJune 16, 2010
I don't understand why we go to the trouble of negotiating with a potential adversary with the understanding that the adversary is going to cheat.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Expressing confusion over negotiating with an adversary expected to cheat.

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