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Hillary Clinton: We can point fingers at the Pakistanis, which is -- you know, I did some yesterday, frankly. And it's merited, because…

On the recordApril 22, 2009
We can point fingers at the Pakistanis, which is -- you know, I did some yesterday, frankly. And it's merited, because we are wondering why they don't just get out there and deal with these people. But the problems we face now, to some extent, we have to take responsibility for having contributed to.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton discusses the responsibility of the U.S. in the context of Pakistan's handling of terrorism.

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