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John Kerry: “I want to emphasize, as I'm confident that both of our witnesses will and I'm sure that my colleague Senator Lugar will…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2009
I want to emphasize, as I'm confident that both of our witnesses will and I'm sure that my colleague Senator Lugar will, we are not seeking a confrontation, nor do I believe that there's some overt effort that we're stuck on with respect to regime change or anything else.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kerry stresses the importance of diplomacy over confrontation regarding Iran.

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