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On the recordMay 20, 2008
My concern is this: that you had an assistant Secretary of State for the U.S., David Welch, who went to Lebanon, and he went there to basically make sure that the government took a hard-line position and that it would forestall the possibility of any dialogue. And then one of the clients of the United States, or so-called clients, basically escalated the situation by taking on the issue of disarmament of Hezbollah, which really ought to be done within the parameters of the Lebanese discussion.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio
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Discussing U.S. foreign policy and its impact on Lebanon.

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