John Kerry: “It is all well and good to sit here and theoretically say, ratchet up…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2013

It is all well and good to sit here and theoretically say, ratchet up the sanctions, and you will drive them in to a place where they will crush.

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Kerry critiques the idea that increased sanctions will effectively pressure Iran.

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