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Throughout, we have taken a measured approach, firm but calm, not negotiating but not confronting, either
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Probably true, but who knows? The Reagan Administration likely would have traded arms for the prisoners. The Bush Administration likely would have refused to talk to them and instead severely threatened them, escalating the problem and all but ensuring their execution.
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"You have shown what history teaches us - that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington."
- Barack Obama, 8/28/08
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