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You know, for all their tough talk, one of the things you have to ask yourself is, what are George Bush and John McCain afraid of? Demanding that a country meets all your conditions before you -- before you meet with them, that's not a strategy. It's just naive, wishful thinking.

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Barack Obama challenges the approach of George Bush and John McCain regarding diplomacy, arguing that their conditions are unrealistic.

05/18/2008

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