On the recordSeptember 27, 2009
You have to have force backing -- you have to obviously have the credible threat of force backing the diplomacy.
Source
transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “You have to have force backing -- you have to obviously have the credible threat of force backing the diplomacy.”
Editor's note · Context
Paul Begala stresses the importance of having a credible military threat to support diplomatic efforts.
Share
More from Paul Begala
Jan 16, 2025
For the first time since Reagan, a Republican, won voters making less than 50 grand a year. Now, as a Democrat, I don't like that. But as an American, I admire it.
Feb 12, 2025
It's really not President Trump's job to check even the most important special government employee.
Oct 17, 2026
But the kind of, just, dopey slurs coming from this dim-witted vice president — this charmless oaf — you can have him.
Other voices in this conversation
