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Barack Obama: “It's only been three days since the election. Obviously, how we approach and deal with a country like Iran is not…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2008
It's only been three days since the election. Obviously, how we approach and deal with a country like Iran is not something that we should simply do in a knee-jerk fashion. And I think that we've got to think it through.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on the careful approach needed in dealing with Iran post-election.

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