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Barack Obama: I do think that it is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and not think in…

On the recordJanuary 25, 2009
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.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

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

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