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Lee Zeldin: Asking nicely isn't going to make it happen because these aren't good people. They don't respect weakness, they only…

On the recordJuly 24, 2017
Asking nicely isn't going to make it happen because these aren't good people. They don't respect weakness, they only respect strength.
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Lee Zeldin
New York

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Zeldin asserts that a strong approach is necessary in dealings with Iran.

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