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Jim Risch: I thought the only two people on the face of this planet that believed that Israel would allow Iran to completely…

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
I thought the only two people on the face of this planet that believed that Israel would allow Iran to completely develop a nuclear weapon were the President and the Ayatollah in Iran.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch expresses surprise at others believing Israel would allow Iran's nuclear development.

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