02/23/2010
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"Why do we have to go in and make that decision in Syria?"
"Well, I don't know, is it possible that some of these reports that we are getting--yes, Assad is a murderous dictator, but some of the magnitude of his oppression and his murder of his own people migh..."
"Had we been working with the Russians all along in good faith, I believe this situation in the Middle East would have been totally different and better, stayed more stable."
"I believe it is our hostility toward Russia that has prevented us from creating a policy that will create a more stable Middle East."