Tony Blinken

That's exactly what... I worked for President Obama for eight years. He called that the sweet spot. The sweet spot?

That's exactly what... I worked for President Obama for eight years. He called that the sweet spot. The sweet spot?

That's exactly what... I worked for President Obama for eight years. He called that the sweet spot. The sweet spot?

For which I thank you. Tim, there's so much that goes into this, even into the domestic side, that we could probably talk about for a long time. But I think it comes down to something very fundamental that we see both at home and we see around the world. And that is this notion of dehumanization.

For which I thank you. Tim, there's so much that goes into this, even into the domestic side, that we could probably talk about for a long time. But I think it comes down to something very fundamental that we see both at home and we see around the world. And that is this notion of dehumanization.

For which I thank you. Tim, there's so much that goes into this, even into the domestic side, that we could probably talk about for a long time. But I think it comes down to something very fundamental that we see both at home and we see around the world. And that is this notion of dehumanization.

this notion that someone you disagree with or have a profound difference with is somehow not only your enemy, but basically isn't human. And we saw that in the dehumanization in the Middle East in all directions. We see that in our own country in terms of dehumanization of one's political adversaries.

this notion that someone you disagree with or have a profound difference with is somehow not only your enemy, but basically isn't human. And we saw that in the dehumanization in the Middle East in all directions. We see that in our own country in terms of dehumanization of one's political adversaries.

this notion that someone you disagree with or have a profound difference with is somehow not only your enemy, but basically isn't human. And we saw that in the dehumanization in the Middle East in all directions. We see that in our own country in terms of dehumanization of one's political adversaries.

And for me, that is the most potent poison in our commonwealth because once dehumanization sets in, Everything bad becomes so much easier and everything good becomes so much harder. And I think we saw that in the debates are the wrong word. You know, the horrific things that people were hurling at each other in the context of this tragedy in the Middle East.

And for me, that is the most potent poison in our commonwealth because once dehumanization sets in, Everything bad becomes so much easier and everything good becomes so much harder. And I think we saw that in the debates are the wrong word. You know, the horrific things that people were hurling at each other in the context of this tragedy in the Middle East.

And for me, that is the most potent poison in our commonwealth because once dehumanization sets in, Everything bad becomes so much easier and everything good becomes so much harder. And I think we saw that in the debates are the wrong word. You know, the horrific things that people were hurling at each other in the context of this tragedy in the Middle East.

But we also see it poisoning our politics in profound ways. If we can't find a way to pull back from that. We have a massive, massive problem that I think will be maybe the biggest challenge we face. Never mind China, never mind Russia, never mind Iran. That really is at the heart of what ails us. And that's what we've got to figure out.

But we also see it poisoning our politics in profound ways. If we can't find a way to pull back from that. We have a massive, massive problem that I think will be maybe the biggest challenge we face. Never mind China, never mind Russia, never mind Iran. That really is at the heart of what ails us. And that's what we've got to figure out.

But we also see it poisoning our politics in profound ways. If we can't find a way to pull back from that. We have a massive, massive problem that I think will be maybe the biggest challenge we face. Never mind China, never mind Russia, never mind Iran. That really is at the heart of what ails us. And that's what we've got to figure out.

Tim, I think you put your finger on something that's very important and probably right. There's a big difference between the ability to do the job effectively and the ability to sell the job you're doing. I think he might be one of the first to acknowledge that

Tim, I think you put your finger on something that's very important and probably right. There's a big difference between the ability to do the job effectively and the ability to sell the job you're doing. I think he might be one of the first to acknowledge that

Tim, I think you put your finger on something that's very important and probably right. There's a big difference between the ability to do the job effectively and the ability to sell the job you're doing. I think he might be one of the first to acknowledge that

We were not as effective, and he was not as effective, arguably, as he should have been, could have been, in actually conveying to the American people everything that we were doing for them, and very, very successfully. And it was a big, big frustration.

We were not as effective, and he was not as effective, arguably, as he should have been, could have been, in actually conveying to the American people everything that we were doing for them, and very, very successfully. And it was a big, big frustration.