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North Africa and Southwest Asia are the birthplace to three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All three claim similar holy places and the dominant group has changed over the years.
This quote makes clear that there is a very clear hierarchy at the Executive Branch.
Only the truly hard decisions are left to the President. Most decisions in the Executive Branch are taken care of by people who are, as President Obama put it, "down the food chain".
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