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On the recordSeptember 13, 2012
Look across that region today. What do we see? The slaughter of brave dissidents in Syria, mobs storming American embassies and consulates. Iran four years closer to gaining a nuclear weapon. Israel, our best ally in the region treated with indifference bordering on contempt by the Obama administration.
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Paul Ryan
Republican · Wisconsin

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Ryan highlights the current state of the Middle East and criticizes the Obama administration's handling of relations with Israel.

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