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Joe Lieberman: “We ought to compartmentalize that agreement also--that nuclear agreement. We ought to put it over there and not let it…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2015
We ought to compartmentalize that agreement also--that nuclear agreement. We ought to put it over there and not let it stop us from confronting what they're doing in Syria, continuing the sanctions for human rights violations in Iran and support of terrorism.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman suggests separating the nuclear deal from other Iranian actions.

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