05/19/2009
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"We want to keep the Saudis out, just as we want to keep the Iranians out. We do not want a regional conflict."
"Had he been into a winding-down phase, you know, he might have gotten American troops out of there before '08. Now they're certain to be in Iraq during '08. And everybody's fate is suddenly tied to th..."
"There seems to be one aspect of this speech which hasn't gotten a lot of attention yet, is that rather than negotiating with Iran and Syria... he's moving a carrier group into the area."
"It would be a nightmare if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, for example, as a Shia nation and then Egypt gets nuclear weapons as a Sunni nation."