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Jane Harman: “I think we should be very, very careful, given the Iraq experience, and if the people of Iran who elected their…”

On the recordMay 7, 2018
I think we should be very, very careful, given the Iraq experience, and if the people of Iran who elected their government by more than 50 percent in a four-way field want to change their government, then let them do that.
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Jane Harman
California

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Harman emphasizes caution regarding external calls for regime change in Iran.

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