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Barack Obama: “You know, for all their tough talk, one of the things you have to ask yourself is, what are George Bush and John McCain…”

On the recordMay 18, 2008
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
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

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

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