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Chuck Hagel: Only after there is a change in regime in Syria and serious changes in the regime's behavior in Tehran, can we…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
Only after there is a change in regime in Syria and serious changes in the regime's behavior in Tehran, can we conceivably think about long-term relationships.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel discusses the necessity of regime change in Syria and Iran for future relations.

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