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David Gergen: The Israelis are telling the United States look, the red line is when the Iranians get the technological capability to…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2012
The Israelis are telling the United States look, the red line is when the Iranians get the technological capability to build a bomb, we then feel we have to attack.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights the differing perspectives between Israel and the U.S. regarding the red line on Iran's nuclear capability.

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