Political Quotes

On the recordMay 6, 2017
I actually think that the issue that required the most political courage was the decision not to bomb Syria after the chemical weapons use had been publicized.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Jack Schlossberg at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston

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