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On the recordApril 2, 2007
Well, the president has a swagger, and he has -- he's been very uncompromising. And that's the reason we're in the quagmire we're in, in Iraq. He should become in tune with the fact that he is president of the United States, not king of the United States.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Reid criticizes Bush's leadership style and its consequences on the Iraq situation.

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