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Gregory Meeks: No hostage agreement with an enemy is pleasant or easy.

On the recordNovember 6, 2023
No hostage agreement with an enemy is pleasant or easy.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Meeks acknowledges the difficulties of negotiating with hostile regimes.

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