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Darrell Issa: “The basic question before us today is not, 'What is Iran's intentions?' I was a first lieutenant in 1979. I have lived…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2011
The basic question before us today is not, 'What is Iran's intentions?' I was a first lieutenant in 1979. I have lived through Iran's intentions for longer than most people in this room have been alive. It is very, very clear that Iran's intentions are to continue being a disruptive force to peace and security in a region in which they live and extended well beyond.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa reflects on Iran's historical disruptive intentions in the region.

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