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Ted Poe: If you are our best friend, we are going to keep our thumb on you and control what we want.

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
If you are our best friend, we are going to keep our thumb on you and control what we want.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Poe criticizes the U.S. approach to allies versus adversaries in negotiations.

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