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John Kerry: “Senator, you tell me how I'm supposed to do that. I don't have any police, I don't have any radios, I don't have any…”

On the recordMay 13, 2009
Senator, you tell me how I'm supposed to do that. I don't have any police, I don't have any radios, I don't have any cars, I don't have any people who are trained.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kerry recounts Abbas's struggles to disarm Hamas due to lack of resources.

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