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On the recordMay 17, 2012
Yes. Mr. McCAIN. So doesn't that mean the United States of America would reserve all options in case of an unacceptable situation where the Iranians continued--and we have seen no deviation from that path-- toward the acquisition of a nuclear weapon?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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May 17, 2012

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