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Leon Panetta: I think they are very nervous about having a democracy on their border.

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
I think they are very nervous about having a democracy on their border.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta comments on Iran's apprehension regarding democracy in Iraq.

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