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On the recordNovember 17, 2009
We weren't going to duplicate what has happened with North Korea in which talks just continue forever without any actual resolution to the issue.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama outlines the approach to negotiations with Iran, aiming to avoid the pitfalls seen with North Korea.

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