An open mike caught President Obama in Chicago speaking to donors during a fund raiser, when he didn't realize the microphone was live.I found these comments that he made fascinating:
''I had the emir of Qatar come by the Oval Office today. Pretty influential guy. He is a big booster, big promoter of democracy all throughout the Middle East. Reform, reform, reform. ... Now he himself is not reforming significantly. There's no big move toward democracy in Qatar. But you know part of the reason is that the per capita income of Qatar is $145,000 a year. That will dampen a lot of conflict. I make this point only because if there is opportunity, if people feel their lives can get better, then a lot of these problems get solved.''
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