On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
What I told him is start by listening because all too often, the United States starts by dictating.
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transcripts.cnn.com“What I told him is start by listening because all too often, the United States starts by dictating.”
Obama advises his representative to the Middle East to prioritize listening over dictating terms.
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