Dick Lugar: “We, the United States, should not react by ceasing dialog with Iran…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2009

We, the United States, should not react by ceasing dialog with Iran, because that's precisely what these spoilers are hoping to achieve.

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Advocates for continued dialogue with Iran despite provocations.

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