James Clapper actually said...

If you give me a choice between a state-sponsored terrorism with a nuclear capability or a state-sponsored terrorism without nuclear capability, I think I'd pick the latter.

Context

Clapper expresses his preference for dealing with Iran's nuclear capabilities in the context of terrorism.

10/12/2017

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