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On the recordDecember 13, 2009
I want to be clear that I emphasized to him our concerns about the extensive arms that are smuggled into Lebanon that potentially serve as a threat to Israel.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon and an Exchange With Reporters

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