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Hillary Clinton: “Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, and the Iranian revolutionary guard is in the forefront of that, as they are in the…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2007
Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, and the Iranian revolutionary guard is in the forefront of that, as they are in the sponsorship of terrorism. So some may want a false choice between rushing to war, which is the way the Republicans sound, is not even a question of whether, it's a question of when and what weapons to use, and doing nothing. I prefer vigorous diplomacy.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton defends her stance on Iran and the Iranian revolutionary guard during a debate.

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