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Obama Defends Talking to Rogue Nations

In a speech to Israel's Knesset today, President Bush denounced those he described as believing "that we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals." The White House says Bush's comments were not an attack on Barack Obama , who has advocated negotiations with Iran and Syria. Obama and other Democrats think otherwise.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

In a speech to Israel's Knesset today, President Bush denounced those he described as believing "that we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals." The White House says Bush's comments were not an attack on Barack Obama, who has advocated negotiations with Iran and Syria. Obama and other Democrats think otherwise. The Democratic presidential candidate has e-mailed reporters saying the President used today's speech "to launch a false political attack." Richard Wolfe is senior White House Correspondent for Newsweek magazine.

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