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On the recordSeptember 22, 1980
The worst thing I could do as President would be to escalate this disruption or altercation between Iran and Iraq to an even greater international crisis because of ill-considered decisions by myself.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Los Angeles, California Remarks in an Interview With Reporters From Newscenter 4, KNBC-TV

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