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Dan Burton: “Everybody is concerned about Iran and the terrorism that has been exported from Iran throughout the Middle East. As the…”

On the recordJune 5, 1996
Everybody is concerned about Iran and the terrorism that has been exported from Iran throughout the Middle East. As the gentleman has just stated, Iran has a great deal of influence in countries like Turkey, and it is a very fragile situation right now. If we do not make the right decisions, we could very well be a party to pushing Turkey and their government in the wrong direction. Do we want another Iran in the Middle East? Do we want the Turkish Government to start adopting their policies? It does not make any sense, particularly when you view the fact that Turkey has been there from day one with us.
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Dan Burton
Indiana
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Discussing concerns about Iran's influence in Turkey and its implications for U.S. foreign policy.

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