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Ari Fleischer: “This is what happens, Anderson, when a president of the United States says something he doesn't believe in in the first…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2013
This is what happens, Anderson, when a president of the United States says something he doesn't believe in in the first place. I don't think the president meant it when he drew that red line and called for enormous consequences. He was bluffing.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Fleischer critiques President Obama's credibility regarding military action in Syria.

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