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On the recordDecember 3, 2007
I think there's a very real risk here that the intelligence community is like generals fighting the last war. They got Iraq wrong and they're overcompensating by understating the potential threat from Iran.
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John Bolton
Republican · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Bolton expresses concern that the intelligence community may be misjudging the threat from Iran based on past mistakes.

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