Political Quotes

“I think the Senator from Arizona touches on the exact point. First, we have to understand Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. No nation on Earth uses terrorism as an active form of tradecraft as they do. They use terrorism the way we use military forces when necessary. They view it as a very active part of their agenda. The Senator is correct. Virtually every major terrorist organization in the Middle East, absent a couple, they provide extraordinary assistance to. I think the Senator touched on another point: What is their goal? That is important to understand. What is the Iranians' goal in these negotiations? In my mind those goals are quite clear. In fact, it is shocking to me because I know the administration knows this as well. The goal of Iran is pretty simple. They want relief from as many sanctions as possible without agreeing to any irreversible concessions on their nuclear program. Let's go through what they want to achieve. They want to be able to achieve or obtain an internationally recognized right to enrich--check. They want the capability to enrich, process in the future, and keep that much in place as possible. They have already gotten that--check.…”