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W. Todd Akin: First of all, the President said all of the options are on the table. And here we go again seeing him say one thing and…

On the recordApril 14, 2010
First of all, the President said all of the options are on the table. And here we go again seeing him say one thing and doing the exact opposite. It reminds me of a question. I'm a pretty old geezer. I've been around here for a while. I remember the Ronald Reagan days. And I remember it was kind of the height of the Cold War and people would ask him, Now, President Reagan, what would happen if this and this and this. And he would kind of look at people with his big old grin and he would say, You know, I've told you before, I don't answer ``what if'' questioning. Now, he said that in a nice way, but his point was why do we want to answer what if and then lock ourselves into some particular means of responding when it isn't really appropriate when the actual day arrives.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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Apr 14, 2010

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The speaker discusses the inconsistency in the President's statements and actions regarding foreign policy.

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