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Wendy Sherman: We have to come to that negotiating table ready with direct talks and ready with enough incentives, as well as…

On the recordJuly 4, 2006
We have to come to that negotiating table ready with direct talks and ready with enough incentives, as well as disincentives, much in the way that we have begun to do with Iran.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Former State Department adviser Sherman critiques the White House's approach to North Korea and calls for more assertive negotiations.

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