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Bob Corker: “But, if we don't arrive at some mutually agreeable understanding of what the end state looks like, such that Pakistan…”

On the recordMay 9, 2011
But, if we don't arrive at some mutually agreeable understanding of what the end state looks like, such that Pakistan stops trying to undermine it because they don't think what they're going to get is something they can live with, the Pakistanis have a substantial and impressive capacity to hedge in ways that make it very unlikely that we'll receive an outcome we can live with.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker emphasizes the need for a clear understanding with Pakistan to avoid undermining outcomes.

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