But it's the context in light of everything that's happened since he's become president and, again, his disregard for the threat posed by Russia, which in that context, you know, recent events in the U.K. -- I thought made it particularly inappropriate.
Clapper critiques the president's actions in light of ongoing Russian threats.
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Ties with Tehran offer some regional governments a means of staking an independent position on Iran, thereby mitigating its isolation while also attempting to extract Iranian financial aid and investment for economic and social projects.
I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.
A stark reminder that the terrorist threat to this country hasn't gone away. We cannot take our eyes off this ball.
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