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John Bolton: “How do you get a cease-fire with a terrorist organization? I'm not sure anybody has ever done that before, and I'm not…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2006
How do you get a cease-fire with a terrorist organization? I'm not sure anybody has ever done that before, and I'm not sure it's possible.
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John Bolton
Republican · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations questions the feasibility of a cease-fire with Hezbollah.

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