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James Clapper: “I think it's fair to say that many of them were not comfortable with this, and were, in fact, unhappy with it.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
I think it's fair to say that many of them were not comfortable with this, and were, in fact, unhappy with it.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Describing Gulf allies' discomfort with the Iran nuclear deal.

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