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Jane Harman: Given the zeal with which it promotes and supports instability in the Middle East, given its myopic obsession with the…

On the recordApril 22, 2010
Given the zeal with which it promotes and supports instability in the Middle East, given its myopic obsession with the destruction of Israel, its arming of and financial assistance to Hezbollah and Hamas, and its implacable, duplicitous march towards a nuclear weapons capability, in my view, no other country comes close. The question that confronts us is how to cause Iran's government to abandon interest in a nuclear weapons program. Most agree--certainly, I do--that a multilateral approach is most likely to succeed.
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Jane Harman
California
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Apr 22, 2010

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The speaker discusses the threat posed by Iran and the need for a multilateral approach to address its nuclear ambitions.

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