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7. He takes a conveniently narrow view of the situation.

Thu May 21, 2015, 09:57 PM

May 2015

I think it sort of represents the naive inside-the-beltway view of the situation, very much aimed at blame deflection.

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Much of it is very strange. KoKo May 2015 #2

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A good read...! KoKo May 2015 #20

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