Barack Obama actually said...

I do think that it is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and not think in terms of what's happening with Syria or Iran or Lebanon or Afghanistan and Pakistan. These things are interrelated.

Context

Obama highlights the interconnectedness of regional issues in the Middle East.

01/25/2009

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