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However, a political dimension to this. and i think we can all acknowledge. i want to read something that cnn, steve collison pointed out in his analysis of the political implications of a strong performance by the president might even temporarily boost his approval ratings, but the risks are also high. no one in the white house will need reminding that a presidency already in crisis simply cannot afford the new hit of a botched response. obviously, the focus should be on saving people, to save people. but there is a political dimension to this. yeah, but it s not about pretending anything. it s about being honest. because the thing that real people need in a crisis is authenticity, honesty, is real facts. they don t need blow-hards figuring out, like, how to look good in this process. and that, i think, is so much of the problem. so when the you know, the president sets up a fight with fema and local officials like he did in puerto rico, which fema and local officials did not want
With i told them and what this white house and our, you know, administrative staff told them. and so it s not on them, it s on us. but it is something that we intend to fix. good. steve collison. do you have reason to believe that iran would walk away from nuclear talks if congress draws up new sanctions, and would a diplomatic breakdown at this stage leave you no option but military action? and how do you respond to your critics on the hill who say it was only tough sanctions who got iran to the table, only tougher sanctions will make them capitulate? let me make a couple of points. number one, i ve said before and i will repeat we do not want iran having nuclear weapons. and it would be not only dangerous to us and our allies, but it would be destabilizing to the entire region and could trigger a nuclear arms race that would make life much more