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Paul Begala: “You're getting more and more people wondering, is Barack Obama tough enough? Is he decisive enough?”

On the recordOctober 19, 2009
You're getting more and more people wondering, is Barack Obama tough enough? Is he decisive enough?
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala notes the growing public concern about Obama's decisiveness regarding military strategy in Afghanistan.

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