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Barack Obama: “Bottom line for us is that we believe it's good for the Republic of Korea, good for Japan, good for the United States…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2016
Bottom line for us is that we believe it's good for the Republic of Korea, good for Japan, good for the United States, and good for the world when not only do we have good relations with our allies but our allies have good relations with each other.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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