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John B. King Jr.: “The president will listen seriously. Most believe, though, he will cherry pick from the report, accept the…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2006
The president will listen seriously. Most believe, though, he will cherry pick from the report, accept the recommendations that he thinks will help him, at least in the short-term, and ignore those that he thinks run too counter to the administration approach.

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John King discusses how the president will respond to recommendations from a report regarding U.S. engagement with Iran and Syria.

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