So, you know, when you look at diplomacy of any Kind whether it's trying to end a war or trying to prevent a war, deter your adversaries, there has to be so much follow up. And There is an aversion within the administration to the kind of work done by foreign service officers, diplomats. others who are on the front lines trying to fulfill these national security objectives. And there's a very small group around the president who he trusts to do all of this. (07:11–07:29)
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Asserts that the current administration avoids traditional diplomatic work.
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