“Good grief, you are either obtuse or intentionally lying. We are not merging our military with the IDF."”
“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,"”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP.”

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On the recordSeptember 27, 2009
I think it's because of President Obama's diplomacy, his work, and his recasting of American foreign policy.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Paul Begala discusses the effectiveness of President Obama's diplomatic efforts regarding Iran.

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