I do think we taught folks a lesson, and that is if you give up nuclear arms, we are more likely to take you on militarily than if you do not.
This is not a partisan issue in any way: Do you feel that this agreement will keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon or not?
I think Iran has learned from that. And I think that is the reason they are pursuing a nuclear weapon today.
I think that, in the region, what we have done, if this goes through, is we have created a situation where the United States is going to be ...
To try to turn this into a partisan issue, which I will just go ahead and say in this hearing that I feel like the administration is trying ...
Iran's involvement in conflicts in Syria and Iraq is one element that fuels support for groups like ISIS.
It is going to be a matter of political will to stand up against those and block them.
We would see as a consequence of any nuclear deal that is not preceded by an Iranian strategic shift.
A particular challenge for U.S. interests in the region is Iran's pursuit of a rudimentary anti-access/area-denial strategy.
I supported it. He did not. But he was quite upset during the new START Treaty debate.
I would like to believe that the administration has recognized that and is not planning on doing any more toward disengagement in the region...