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Barack Obama: “The decision to commemorate an individual who has participated in such vicious acts... sends the wrong message and will…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2014
The decision to commemorate an individual who has participated in such vicious acts... sends the wrong message and will only exacerbate tensions in the region.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Press Release - Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Honoring Lebanese Hezbollah...

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