“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordJanuary 17, 2008
Senator Clinton has said she's ready to lead from day one. But it's important on day one to get it right, whether you're talking about war or you're talking about economic proposals. And one of the things that I have tried to do, I've been less worried about making political points on these things but getting them right.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Obama responds to Clinton's leadership claims, stressing the importance of making correct decisions from the start.

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