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James Clapper: “I think Secretary Tillerson is exactly right. And we need to tone down the rhetoric about regime change.”

On the recordAugust 7, 2017
I think Secretary Tillerson is exactly right. And we need to tone down the rhetoric about regime change.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper supports Tillerson's stance on avoiding aggressive rhetoric towards North Korea.

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