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John B. King Jr.: They're very, very nervous about it. Because the Sunni regimes want the United States to contain Iran. They do not want…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2007
They're very, very nervous about it. Because the Sunni regimes want the United States to contain Iran. They do not want the United States to go to war with Iran, because they're afraid of what that would do to public opinion in their countries.

Editor's note · Context

King explains the concerns of Sunni Arab states regarding U.S. military actions against Iran.

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